Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced by fungi or molds, which may cause serious harm to human health through polluted cereal foods. In order to measure the typical mycotoxin contaminations in wheat and corn, a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) method was established using SPR sensor chip that was fabricated based on self-assembled monolayer. The minimum detection limit of aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A, zearalenone and deoxynivalenol were identified as 0.59 ng/mL, 1.27 ng/mL, 7.07 ng/mL and 3.26 ng/mL, respectively. The cross-reactivity for all four mycotoxins were demonstrated to be low. Moreover, the test data were compared with HPLC-MS/MS confirmatory analysis results and good agreement was found between them. In conclusion, the SPR method for simultaneously detecting four mycotoxins has been developed with high sensitivity, good linearity and specificity, which can meet the detection requirements of cereal foods.
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