Simultaneous Determination of 9 Mycotoxins in Angelica sinensis by Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography-tandem Mass Spectrometry
An ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS/MS)method for the determination of 9 mycotoxins in Angelica sinensis was established by optimizing the conditions of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.The samples were extracted by ultrasonic extraction of 70% methanol solution and purified by solid phase extraction column.Using mobile phase A,i.e.,0.1% formic acid solution(containing 2 mmol/L ammonium formate),and mobile phase B,i.e.,methanol,samples were separated by a C18 column and injected into a mass spectrometer,detected by ESI and multiple reaction monitoring mode(MRM),and quantified by matrix external standard.The linear relationship between the standard curves of the nine mycotoxins was good(R2>0.995).The detection limits were 0.04 to1.43 μg/kg,and the quantification limits were 0.12 to 4.75 μg/kg.The recoveries of high,medium and low concentrations were 77.8% to 113.6% .The relative standard deviation of the results was 0.2% to17.7% .The method was applied to the simultaneous detection of mycotoxins in 72 batches of Angelica sinensis samples.Mycotoxins were detected in 2 batches of Angelica sinensis samples,with a detection rate of 2.8% .The main mycotoxins in Angelica sinensis samples were AFTB1,AFTB2 and AFTG1.The method established in this study has the advantages of simple pretreatment and economy,and is suitable for the rapid detection of 9 mycotoxins in Angelica sinensis samples.
Angelica sinensisChinese medicinal materialMycotoxinUltra high performance liquid chromatography-tan-dem mass spectrometryMethod validation