Natural occurrence of four alternaria mycotoxins in tomato- and citrus-based foods in China

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 343-348

  Zhao, Kai ^a,b   Shao, Bing ^a   Yang, Dajin ^b   Li, Fengqin ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Alternaria toxins; China; citrus based products; tomato based products; UPLC MS MS

Indexed keywords

CITRUS FRUITS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ETHERS; FRUIT JUICES; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALTERNARIA; CHINA; CITRUS-BASED PRODUCTS; TOMATO-BASED PRODUCTS; UPLC-MS/MS;

FRUITS;

ALTERNARIA; CITRUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

MYCOTOXIN;

ALTERNARIA; ANALYSIS; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CITRUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; TOMATO;

ALTERNARIA; BEVERAGES; CHINA; CITRUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MYCOTOXINS;

EID: 84921022506     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf5052738     Document Type: Article

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