Development of an LC/MS//MS method for the determination of ergot alkaloids in cereals and cereal products
Krska Rudolf
Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics
01.08.2006 - 30.07.2007
Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Program none
Funder BOKU Self-Financing
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Abstract
Ergot alkaloids are a group of toxins produced by several species of fungi growing on cereals and forage grass. These toxins are a potential risk for consumers as they can enter the food chain. A method to determine ergot alkaloids based on HPLC-MS/MS will be developed and tested in major cereals and cereal-based products. The method will aim to have a limit of quantification of 1 ìg/kg or better for the five major individual alkaloids (ergosine, ergotamine, ergocornine, ergocryptine and ergocristine).
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Project staff
Rudolf Krska
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Rudolf Krska
rudolf.krska@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-97301, 97302
Project Leader
01.08.2006 - 30.07.2007