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Method validation for the determination of ochratoxin A in green and soluble coffee by immunoaffinity column cleanup and liquid chromatography

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A method was validated for the determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) in soluble and green coffee. Performance parameters evaluated included selectivity, accuracy, intermediate precision, linearity, limit of detection, limit of quantitation, and ruggedness. The method was found to be selective for OTA in both matrices tested. Recovery rates from soluble coffee samples ranged from 73.5 to 91.2%, and from green coffee samples from 68.7 to 84.5%. The intermediate precision (RSDr) was between 9.1 and 9.4% for soluble coffee and between 14.3 and 15.5% for green coffee analysis. The linearity of the standard calibration curve (r2) was <0.999 for OTA levels of 1.0–20.0 μg/kg in coffee samples. The limit of detection was determined to be 0.01 ng of OTA on column, while the limit of quantitation was found to be 0.03 ng on column. The limit of quantitation is equivalent to 0.6 μg/kg in soluble coffee samples and 0.3 μg/kg in green coffee samples. The results of the ruggedness trial showed two factors are critical for soluble coffee analysis: the extraction method, and the flow rate of the mobile phase. For green coffee analysis two critical factors detected were the extraction method and the storage temperature of the immunoaffinity column.

Five samples of soluble coffee and 42 of green coffee were analysed using the validated method. All soluble coffee samples contained OTA at levels that ranged from 8.4 to 13.9 μg/kg. Six of the 42 green coffee samples analysed (14.3%) contained OTA at levels ranging from 0.9 to 19.4 μg/kg. The validated method can be used to monitor OTA levels in Colombian coffee for export or for local consumption.

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  1. Laboratorio de Toxicologia, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, D.C., Colombia

    G. J. Diaz

  2. Asesores en micotoxinas, Micotox Ltda., Bogota, Colombia

    D. Ariza & N. S. Perilla

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Diaz, G.J., Ariza, D. & Perilla, N.S. Method validation for the determination of ochratoxin A in green and soluble coffee by immunoaffinity column cleanup and liquid chromatography. Mycotox Res 20, 59–67 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02946736

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