A new method for rapid and quantitative detection of the Bacillus cereus emetic toxin cereulide in food products by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis

Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-37

  Yamaguchi, Mizuka ^a   Kawai, Takao ^a   Kitagawa, Mikiya ^b   Kumeda, Yuko ^a  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Nippon Dionex KK   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Cereulide; Foodborne disease; LC MS; LC MS MS; RPLA; RSD; SE; SPE; TOF MS

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CEREULIDE; DEPSIPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RICE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DEPSIPEPTIDES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORYZA SATIVA;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 84870887552     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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