Department of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK.
Department of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK.
Anal Chim Acta. 2015 Dec 11;901:12-33. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.10.013. Epub 2015 Oct 26.
Mycotoxins are a problematic and toxic group of small organic molecules that are produced as secondary metabolites by several fungal species that colonise crops. They lead to contamination at both the field and postharvest stages of food production with a considerable range of foodstuffs affected, from coffee and cereals, to dried fruit and spices. With wide ranging structural diversity of mycotoxins, severe toxic effects caused by these molecules and their high chemical stability the requirement for robust and effective detection methods is clear. This paper builds on our previous review and summarises the most recent advances in this field, in the years 2009-2014 inclusive. This review summarises traditional methods such as chromatographic and immunochemical techniques, as well as newer approaches such as biosensors, and optical techniques which are becoming more prevalent. A section on sampling and sample treatment has been prepared to highlight the importance of this step in the analytical methods. We close with a look at emerging technologies that will bring effective and rapid analysis out of the laboratory and into the field.
真菌毒素是一组有问题的有毒小分子有机化合物,是由几种定植于农作物的真菌作为次生代谢物产生的。它们会导致农作物在田间和收获后阶段受到污染,受影响的食品种类繁多,包括咖啡、谷物、干果和香料。由于真菌毒素具有广泛的结构多样性、这些分子造成的严重毒性作用以及它们的高化学稳定性,因此需要强有力且有效的检测方法。本文在我们之前的综述基础上,总结了 2009 年至 2014 年这一领域的最新进展。本文综述了传统方法,如色谱和免疫化学技术,以及新兴方法,如生物传感器和光学技术,这些方法越来越普遍。准备了一个关于采样和样品处理的部分,以强调这一分析方法步骤的重要性。最后,我们展望了新兴技术,这些技术将使有效的快速分析从实验室走向现场。