Sterigmatocystin in Coffee Beans
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL
- Vol. 56 (1) , 225-226
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/56.1.225
Abstract
Sterigmatocystin, a toxic fungal metabolite, was found in one of 2 samples of green coffee beans which had been condemned as unfit for human consumption. The analysis, which was carried out according to a modification of the AOAC official first action method for aflatoxin in coffee beans, showed 1143 ppb sterigmatocystin to he present in the sample. In addition, 3 confirmatory tests showed the presence of the compound. Screening coffee beans for sterigmatocystin is suggested as a routine practice.Keywords
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