Method for determining a specific chemical fingerprint of the production of mycotoxins

摘要

The process comprises selecting an air sample in an interior environment, detecting volatile organic compound (VOC) in the sample, and researching a chemical imprint including target molecules that are volatile organic compound associated with a mycotoxicogenese. The detecting step comprises detecting the presence or absence of certain predetermined VOC from fungal metabolism. The predetermined VOC includes: VOC that are independently emitted by fungal species and its support; and VOC that are independently emitted by fungi species and its support. The process comprises selecting an air sample in an interior environment, detecting volatile organic compound (VOC) in the sample, and researching a chemical imprint including target molecules that are volatile organic compound associated with a mycotoxicogenese. The detecting step comprises detecting the presence or absence of certain predetermined VOC from fungal metabolism. The predetermined VOC includes: VOC that are independently emitted by fungal species and its support; VOC that are independently emitted by fungi species and its support and are emitted by non-fungi species; and VOC that are emitted according to fungi species and/or its support. The method further comprises researching zones of fungal contamination before the step of selecting the air sample, and calculating a chemical index of fungal contamination according to the presence and absence of the predetermined VOC.