Screening of Aflatoxin B1 in Laboratory Rat Feed

Authors

  • Manuela Guerra CIISA - Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária- Pólo Universitário da Ajuda, Lisboa
  • H Marina Martins Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária, Lisboa
  • Susana Ferreira Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária, Lisboa
  • Mercedes Esquível Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
  • Fernando Bernardo CIISA - Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária- Pólo Universitário da Ajuda, Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23675/sjlas.v34i2.120

Abstract

Many hazards can interfere with the safety of the feeding stuffs intended to provide nutrients to experimental  animals. Chemical and biological contaminants of laboratory animal feed can be a problem for toxicological  and immunological research. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a secondary toxic metabolite, produced by  the ubiquitous fungal genera, Aspergillus. AFB1 is particularly dangerous for health, inducing cancer of the  urinary tract or liver carcinoma. The aim of this preliminary screening was to evaluate the presence of AFB1  in 31 samples of laboratory rat feed using a method validated in-house, then separated by High Pressure  Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled to a fluorescence detector. The detection limit (limit of detection:  LOD) and the quantification limit (LOQ) were 0.2 and 0.4 ìg/kg respectively. Recoveries ranged from 58.0  to 74.5% for spiked samples. The immunoaffinity approach was significantly faster than methods employing  conventional chromatography clean-up (Sep-Pak Classic Florisil and Sep-Pak ClassicC18 cartridges).  Aflatoxins were not detected in any analysed sample. 

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Published

17.12.2007

How to Cite

Guerra, M., Martins, H. M., Ferreira, S., Esquível, M., & Bernardo, F. (2007). Screening of Aflatoxin B1 in Laboratory Rat Feed. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science, 34(2), 109–113. https://doi.org/10.23675/sjlas.v34i2.120

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