Co-occurrence of Deoxynivalenol and Zearalenone in Cereals and their Products

Deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEN) are naturally occurring toxins produced by Fusarium species, which may grow on cereals. The aims of this study were to determine the incidence and contamination levels of DON and ZEN in cereal products. Seventy samples of cereal products were randomly selected from retail outlets during 2005 and 2006. DON and ZEN were analyzed by using high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence and UV-detector, respectively. Detection limits were $4.4{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$ for DON and $3.4{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$ for ZEN. DON and ZEN were detected in 37 and 17, respectively, of the 70 samples, but the levels found were very low. In particular, out of 70 samples, 12 samples of corn and barley were co-contaminated with DON and ZEN, with levels ranging from 5.6 to $1842.3{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$ for DON and 12.1 to $174.9{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$ for ZEN, respectively. However, DON and ZEN were not detected in breakfast cereals and wheat flour. The highest level was found in dried corn kernel samples that confirmed by LC-MS. This study show that DON and ZEN co-contaminate with low levels in cereal products.

곡류와 그 가공품에서 Deoxynivalenol과 Zearalenone의 분석

전 세계 인구의 주식인 곡물에 주로 오염되는 Fusarium 곰팡이독소인 DON과 ZEN을 70개 시료(옥수수, 백미, 현미, 보리, 옥수수통조림, 시리얼, 밀가루)에서 HPLC를 이용하여 분석하였다. DON은 70개 시료 중 37개 시료에서 $7.4-379.4{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$ 수준으로 검출되었고, ZEN은 17개 시료에서 $22.0-42.8{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$ 수준으로 검출되었다. 검출된 시료중 12개 시료는 DON과 ZEN이 동시에 검출되었고 평균 오염농도는 $319.7{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$과 $37.3{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$이었다. 본 연구에서 곡물시료 중 DON및 ZEN의 오염수준은 높지 않았으나 곰팡이독소의 생성은 기후변화의 영향을 많이 받기 때문에 이를 반영한 오염도 자료가 향후 지속적으로 축적되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.