Development of a stable isotope dilution analysis for the quantification of the Bacillus cereus toxin cereulide in foods

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1420-1428

  Bauer, Tobias ^a   Stark, Timo ^a   Hofmann, Thomas ^a   Ehling Schulz, Monika ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

13c 6 cereullde; Bacillus cereus; Cereulide; Stable isotope dilution analysis; Valinomycin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CARBON; CEREULIDE; DEPSIPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DEPSIPEPTIDES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ISOTOPE LABELING;

BACILLUS CEREUS; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 76449117175     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9033046     Document Type: Article

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