Process for determining mycotoxin production from a specific chemical fingerprint

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for determining mycotoxin production in an interior environment which includes a search for a chemical fingerprint comprising at least one target molecule that is a VOC, optionally cyclic, associated with mycotoxin production, preferably selected from the group comprising cububene, cadiene, copaene, ylangene, D germacrene, muurolane, 1,1-dimethylbutylbenzene, 1,1,2-trimethyl-propyl-benzene, 1-hexyltetradecylbenzene, tetratetracontane, 1-ethyldecylbenzene, hydroxytoluene butylate, 1-butyloctylbenzene, 1-propylnonylbenzene, 2-methylisoborneol and at least one sesquiterpene.

主权项

1. Process for determining mycotoxin production in an interior environment comprising the steps of:
a) collecting an air sample from the interior environment by sampling over a solid absorbent, and then b) detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the sample at least by gas chromatography followed by mass spectrometry (GC/MS),wherein step b) includes a search for a chemical fingerprint comprising molecules which are a VOC associated with mycotoxin production, the molecules comprising all of ylangene, D germacrene, 1,1-dimethylbutylbenzene, 1,1,2-trimethyl-propyl-benzene, 1-hexyltetradecylbenzene, tetratetracontane, 1-ethyldecylbenzene, hydroxytoluene butylate, 1-butyloctylbenzene, 1-propylnonylbenzene, cubebene, cadinene, copaene, muurolane and 2-methylisoborneol.