Author:
Gbashi Sefater,Njobeh Patrick Berka,Madala Ntakadzeni Edwin,De Boevre Marthe,Kagot Victor,De Saeger Sarah
Abstract
AbstractIn this study, 15 different mycotoxins were estimated in three staple cereals from selected agro-ecological regions in Nigeria using a ‘novel’ green extraction method, pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE) in comparison to a conventional solvent extraction method. Discrimination of the results of PHWE and solvent extraction using principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal projection to latent structures discriminate analysis (OPLS-DA) did not yield any differential clustering patterns. All maize samples (n = 16), 32% (n = 38) of sorghum and 35% (n = 37) of millet samples were positive for at least one of the 15 tested mycotoxins. Contamination levels for the cereals were higher in the warm humid rain forest region and gradually decreased towards the hot and arid region in the north of the country. The results demonstrate the applicability of PHWE as a possible alternative extraction method to conventional methods of extraction, which are solvent based.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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