Natural occurrence of fumonisins and ochratoxin A in some herbs and spices commercialized in Poland analyzed by UPLC-MS/MS method

Food Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 426-431

  Waśkiewicz, Agnieszka ^a   Beszterda, Monika ^a   Bocianowski, Jan ^a   Goliński, Piotr ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ergosterol; Fumonisins; Herbs; Ochratoxin A; Spices; UPLC MS MS

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; FUMONISIN; OCHRATOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HERB; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; POLAND; SPICE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UPLC-MS/MS;

ERGOSTEROL; FUMONISINS; HERBS; OCHRATOXIN A; SPICES; UPLC-MS/MS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUMONISINS; OCHRATOXINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLAND; SPICES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84882753936     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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