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- Determination of ochratoxin A in bread: evaluation of microwave-assisted extraction using an orthogonal composite design coupled with response surface methodologyPublication . Paíga, Paula; Morais, Simone; Oliva-Teles, Maria Teresa; Correia, Manuela; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Sousa, Ana M. M.; Gonçalves, Maria Pilar; Duarte, S. C.; Pena, Angelina; Lino, C. M.An analytical method using microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and liquid chromatography (LC) with fluorescence detection (FD) for the determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) in bread samples is described. A 24 orthogonal composite design coupled with response surface methodology was used to study the influence of MAE parameters (extraction time, temperature, solvent volume, and stirring speed) in order to maximize OTA recovery. The optimized MAE conditions were the following: 25 mL of acetonitrile, 10 min of extraction, at 80 °C, and maximum stirring speed. Validation of the overall methodology was performed by spiking assays at five levels (0.1–3.00 ng/g). The quantification limit was 0.005 ng/g. The established method was then applied to 64 bread samples (wheat, maize, and wheat/maize bread) collected in Oporto region (Northern Portugal). OTAwas detected in 84 % of the samples with a maximum value of 2.87 ng/g below the European maximum limit established for OTA in cereal products of 3 ng/g.
- Evaluation of ochratoxin A exposure degree in two Portuguese cities through wheat and maize bread consumption during the winter 2007Publication . Duarte, S. C.; Tanello, A.; Pena, Angelina; Lino, C. M.; Matos, C. D.; Oliveira, M. Beatriz P. P.; Alves, M. R.The occurrence of OTA in fresh and packed wheat and in maize bread and the evaluation of the exposure degree through their consumption in two Portuguese populations from Porto and Coimbra, during the winter of 2007, were studied. One hundred and sixty eight bread samples, 61 maize and 107 wheat, were analysed by liquid chromatography–fluorescence detection (LC–FD). The results showed that 84% of samples were contaminated, with a maximum level of 3.85 ng/g (above the EU maximum limit, 3 ng/g). Fresh wheat bread presented higher levels than packed wheat bread. Moreover, the traditional maize bread, in either city, was consistently more contaminated than wheat bread, 0.25 vs 0.19 ng/g, and 0.48 vs 0.34 ng/ g for Porto and Coimbra, respectively. Avintes maize bread showed the highest mean contamination and maximum levels. The higher estimated daily intake of OTA from both types of bread in the population of Coimbra compared to Porto reflects the higher average contamination of bread in the first city.
- Extraction of ochratoxin A in bread samples by the QuEChERS methodologyPublication . Paíga, Paula; Morais, Simone; Oliva-Teles, Maria Teresa; Correia, Manuela; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Duarte, S. C.; Pena, Angelina; Lino, C. M.A QuEChERS method for the extraction of ochratoxin A (OTA) from bread samples was evaluated. A factorial design (23) was used to find the optimal QuEChERS parameters (extraction time, extraction solvent volume and sample mass). Extracts were analysed by LC with fluorescence detection. The optimal extraction conditions were: 5 g of sample, 15 mL of acetonitrile and 3 min of agitation. The extraction procedure was validated by systematic recovery experiments at three levels. The recoveries obtained ranged from 94.8% (at 1.0 μg kg -1) to 96.6% (at 3.0 μg kg -1). The limit of quantification of the method was 0.05 μg kg -1. The optimised procedure was applied to 20 samples of different bread types (‘‘Carcaça’’, ‘‘Broa de Milho’’, and ‘‘Broa de Avintes’’) highly consumed in Portugal. None of the samples exceeded the established European legal limit of 3 μg kg -1.
- Influencing factors on bread-derived exposure to ochratoxin A: type, origin and compositionPublication . Duarte, S. C.; Bento, J.; Pena, Angelina; Lino, C. M.; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Oliveira, M. Beatriz P. P.; Alves, M. R.; Pereira, J. A.The nearly ubiquitous consumption of cereals all over the world renders them an important position in international nutrition, but concurrently allocates exposure to possible contained contaminants. Mycotoxins are natural food contaminants, difficult to predict, evade, and reduce, so it is important to establish the real contribution of each contaminated food product, with the aim to evaluate mycotoxin exposure. This was the key objective of this survey and analysis for ochratoxin A content on 274 samples of commercialized bread in the Portuguese market, during the winter 2007. Different bread products were analyzed through an HPLC-FD method, including traditional types, novel segments, and different grain based bread products. A wide-ranging low level contamination was observed in all regions and types of bread products analyzed, especially in the Porto and Coimbra regions, and in the maize and whole-grain or fiber-enriched bread. Nevertheless, the exposure through contaminated wheat bread continues to be the most significant, given its high consumption and dominance in relation to the other types of bread.
- Monitoring of ochratoxin a exposure of the Portuguese population through a nationwide urine survey — winter 2007Publication . Duarte, S. C.; Bento, J.; Pena, Angelina; Lino, C. M.; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Oliva-Teles, Maria Teresa; Morais, S.; Correia, Manuela; Oliveira, M. Beatriz P. P.; Alves, M. R.; Pereira, J. A.Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin produced by a variety of fungi, such as Penicillium verrucosum and Aspergillium spp., which has been found to have a wide number of potentially deadly toxic effects, and can enter the human organism through a variety of means. It then finds its way into the bloodstream and, after a lengthy process, is eventually excreted through the urine. It can thus be detected in its original form not only in blood samples but also in this biological medium. As such, and in an attempt to evaluate the exposure of the Portuguese population to this mycotoxin, morning urine samples were collected during the Winter of 2007, from each of five geographically distinct Portuguese locations — Bragança, Porto, Coimbra, Alentejo, and Algarve — and subjected to extraction by immunoaffinity columns and to OTA quantification through liquid chromatography coupled with fluorescence detection. Prevalent incidence was higher than 95% with Coimbra being the exception (incidence of 73.3%). In nearly all locations, the OTA content of most samples was found to be above the limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.008 ng/ml. Indeed, excluding Coimbra, with an OTA content level of 0.014 ng/ml, all regions featured content values over 0.021 ng/ml.