A basic tool for risk assessment: A new method for the analysis of ergot alkaloids in rye and selected rye products

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 500-507

  Müller, Carola ^a   Kemmlein, Sabine ^b   Klaffke, Horst ^b   Krauthause, Werner ^b   Preiß Weigert, Angelika ^b   Wittkowski, Reiner ^b  

^a Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety BVL   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Claviceps; Ergot alkaloids; HPLC FLD; Rye; Validation

Indexed keywords

ERGOT ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FLOUR; FLUOROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RYE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; FLOUR; FLUOROMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECALE CEREALE;

CLAVICEPS; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 65849384058     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200800091     Document Type: Article

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