Fumonsins in materials related to ethanolproduction from corn LC-MS analysis of fumonsins in ethanol manufacture by-products

摘要

Recently, an expansion in utilization of corn for production of fuel ethanol has occurred in the U.S. Production of ethanol from corn leaves a starch depleted residue from the grain. This by-product of ethanol production is commonly utilized as an ingredient in livestock feed. Mycotoxins are important contaminants in the by-products from production of ethanol from corn. In the northern part of the United States fumonisins are major mycotoxins in corn. Here we present results of development of mass spectrometric methods for the determination of fumonisins in matrices associated with ethanol production from corn.