Determination of fumonisins in milk

Abstract
Fumonisin B1 (FB1) and fumonisin B2 (FB2) were determined in milk by liquid chromatography (LC) following immunoaffinity column cleanup. Recoveries from milk spiked with 5–50 ng each fumonisin/ml averaged 79–109%. The aminopentol hydrolysis product of FB1 (AP1) was determined by LC after cleanup on a C18solid phase phase extraction column; mean recoveries were 69–83% at spiking levels of 50–100 ng AP1/ml milk. Detection limits were of the order 3–7 ng/ml for FB1 and FB2, and 20–25 ng/ml for AP1. A stability study showed no losses of FB1 and FB2 in milk under conditions of freezing, refrigeration and boiling. A transmission study using four cows dosed with pure FB1, either orally (1.0 and 5.0 mg FB1/kg b.w.) or by i.v. injection (0.05 and 0.20 mg FB1/kg b.w.) showed no detectable residues of FB, or AP1 in the milk, with or without hydroiytic treatment with β‐glucuronidase/sulfatase to liberate any conjugates.

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