PMID- 33140404 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210423 LR - 20210423 IS - 1097-0010 (Electronic) IS - 0022-5142 (Linking) VI - 101 IP - 7 DP - 2021 May TI - Penicillic acid in fruits: method development, validation by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and survey in southern China. PG - 2779-2787 LID - 10.1002/jsfa.10906 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Penicillic acid (PA) is produced by Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp., which are common postharvest and storage fungi of fruits. PA can be of concern for human health because of its toxicity and high fruit consumption by the population. However, no data on PA occurrence in various fruits have yet been reported. A quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) approach for PA determination in various fruits was developed and applied to explore PA incidence in fruits. RESULTS: The modified QuEChERS procedure with extraction by ethyl acetate and purification by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), primary secondary amine (PSA) and octadecyl silane (C18) was established to determine PA in various fruits by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). The average recoveries were 72.9-102.2% and relative standard deviations (RSDs) were 1.3-7.9%. A total of 161 fruits samples, including kiwi, apple, peach, grape and mandarin/orange, were collected in southern China. The incidence of PA in fruits was 14.9% and the levels of PA contamination were 0.200-0.596 mug kg(-1) . Our results suggested that orange/mandarin, grape and kiwi were favorable matrices for Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. to produce PA, rather than peach and apple. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report about PA contamination in various fruits in China. Our study emphasizes the necessity of the current established method, which could be used for continuous monitoring of PA and reducing the health risk to Chinese consumers. (c) 2020 Society of Chemical Industry. CI - (c) 2020 Society of Chemical Industry. FAU - Guan, Wenbi AU - Guan W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2430-3922 AD - School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing Avenue, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing, China. AD - Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Food and Agricultural Product Safety Analysis and Testing, Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, China. FAU - You, Yingxin AU - You Y AD - School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing Avenue, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing, China. FAU - Li, Jialing AU - Li J AD - School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing Avenue, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing, China. FAU - Hong, Jiaying AU - Hong J AD - School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing Avenue, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing, China. FAU - Wu, Haiying AU - Wu H AD - School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing Avenue, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing, China. FAU - Rao, Yanna AU - Rao Y AD - School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing Avenue, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing, China. LA - eng GR - 2019012619/Nature Science Program of Zhaoqing University/ GR - X201910580163/Training Program of the College Students Sci-Tech Innovation of Zhaoqing University/ GR - X202010580128/Training Program of the College Students Sci-Tech Innovation of Zhaoqing University/ PT - Evaluation Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201120 PL - England TA - J Sci Food Agric JT - Journal of the science of food and agriculture JID - 0376334 RN - 0 (Mycotoxins) RN - ONL14K3AFD (Penicillic Acid) SB - IM MH - Actinidia/chemistry MH - Aspergillus/metabolism MH - China MH - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/*methods MH - Citrus sinensis/chemistry MH - Food Contamination/analysis MH - Fruit/*chemistry/microbiology MH - Malus/chemistry MH - Mycotoxins/*chemistry/metabolism MH - Penicillic Acid/*chemistry/metabolism MH - Penicillium/metabolism MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry/*methods MH - Vitis/chemistry OTO - NOTNLM OT - HPLC-MS/MS OT - fruits OT - mycotoxin OT - occurrence OT - penicillic acid EDAT- 2020/11/04 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/24 06:00 CRDT- 2020/11/03 05:49 PHST- 2020/10/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/06/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/11/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/11/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/11/03 05:49 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jsfa.10906 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Sci Food Agric. 2021 May;101(7):2779-2787. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.10906. Epub 2020 Nov 20.