Abstract
A commodity extract containing presumptive aflatoxin is placed on an origin spot of a thin layer chromatographic plate and overspotted with trifluoroacetic acid. The mixture is held in the dark 30 min at ambient temperature and then 30 min at 55°C. The plate is developed with CHCl3-acetone-2-propanol (85+10+7). The Rf values of reacted and unreacted aflatoxin M1 are compared with authentic similarly treated for identification. The lowest concentration that has been identified is 0.1 μg/kg.

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