Screening for ochratoxin A in blood by flow injection analysis
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Toxicology
- Vol. 4 (6), 326-329
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jat.2550040609
Abstract
A micromethod for ochratoxin A detection in human sera by flow injection technique is described. The method requires 50 μl of sera, and it is designed to distinguish samples containing less than 10 ng ochratoxin A per ml. The method is based on fluorescence measurement following a simple extraction procedure for which very small amounts of chemicals are needed. Since the method is not confirmatory, all samples showing fluorescence above a certain intensity have to be reanalysed with some other method where a confirmation step in included. Because of the small amount of serum needed and the rapid procedure (less than 15 min), a large number of samples can be analysed very quickly. The method may therefore be applicable for large screening campaigns conducted to determine the presence of ochratoxin A in blood. This conclusion is based on 1675 samples and 147 standards analysed concurrently by the flow injection technique and an earlier published enzymic method. The method is also suitable for monitoring ochratoxin A levels in the blood of experimental animals.Keywords
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