Extraction of aflatoxins by using mesoporous silica (type UVM-7), and their quantitation by HPLC-MS

A solid-phase extraction procedure has been developed by using a sorbent derived from UVM-7 mesoporous silica. The sorbent was applied to the extraction of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 from tea samples followed by HPLC with mass spectrometric detection. The sorbent was characterized by transmission electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, X-ray diffraction and nitrogen adsorption-desorption. UVM-7 is found to be the best solid phase. The...