Degradation Mechanism of Aflatoxin B1 in Acetonitrile Solvent by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma
Objective:Aflatoxin B1 pollution is the key factor affecting food quality and safety.How to degrade aflatoxin B1 to reduce pollution and explore the degradation mechanism is the current urgent demand.Methods:Aflatoxin B1 in acetonitrile solution was degraded by plasma treatment with a discharge power of 200 W,a discharge time of 5 s and a discharge distance of 0.4 cm,and analysed by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(HPLC-MS/MS)and high resolution mass spectrometry(HRMS)with the aim of obtaining the products and pathways for the degra-dation of aflatoxin B1 in the dielectric barrier discharge plasma method.Results:The molecular and structural formulae of five degradation products were analysed,and their degradation pathways were Criegee mechanism,Benzyl Methoxy Reac-tion and Nucleophilic Reaction.With the degradation rate of 35.8% ,it was demonstrated that the toxicity was consistent with the degradation rate after dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment based on the loss of toxicity sites of the five degradation products.Conclusion:This study provides a theoretical reference for the degradation of aflatoxin B1 in peanut,corn and nut products using dielectric barrier discharge plasma,and the potential toxicity validation after degra-dation of aflatoxin B1by dielectric barrier discharge plasma can be further explored in subsequent experiments through animal experiments or cell experiments.