Publications by authors named "Chester J Mirocha"
J Agric Food Chem
June 2006
Article Synopsis
- A new method using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyzes ergosterol in single kernels and ground barley/wheat, involving saponification and a simple hexane extraction process.
- Recovery rates for ergosterol from ground barley ranged from 88.5% to 97.1%, while single kernel recoveries were between 93.0% and 95.9%.
- This efficient method allows one person to process 80 samples a day, making it useful for screening cereal cultivars for fungal resistance and studying early fungal invasions.
