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ArticleMycotoxin research2025

Monitoring Fusarium toxins from barley to malt: Targeted inoculation with Fusarium culmorum.

Eva Maria Biehl, Sarah Schneidemann-Bostelmann, Felix Hoheneder, Stefan Asam, Ralph Hückelhoven, Michael Rychlik

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Article in Mycotoxin research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Eva Maria BiehlChair of Analytical Food Chemistry, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1111-6685
Sarah Schneidemann-BostelmannChair of Analytical Food Chemistry, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-2942-8985
Felix HohenederChair of Phytopathology, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9541-983X
Stefan AsamChair of Analytical Food Chemistry, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany. stefan.asam@tum.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1116-433X
Ralph HückelhovenChair of Phytopathology, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5632-5451
Michael RychlikChair of Analytical Food Chemistry, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5826-6288

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molds of the genus Fusarium infect nearly all types of grain, causing significant yield and quality losses. Many species of this genus produce mycotoxins, which pose significant risks to human and animal health. In beer production, the complex interaction between primary fungal metabolites and secondarily modified mycotoxins in barley, malt, and beer complicates the situation, highlighting the need for effective analytical methods to quickly and accurately monitor these toxins. We developed and validated a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method to simultaneously analyze 14 Fusarium toxins, including modified forms (deoxynivalenol (DON), DON-3-glucoside, 3-acetyl-DON, 15-acetyl-DON, nivalenol, fusarenone X, HT-2 toxin, T-2 toxin, the enniatins A, A1, B, B1, beauvericin, and zearalenone) in barley and throughout the malting process. Stable isotope dilution assays (SIDAs) and matrix-matched calibration were used for quantification. A micro-malting setup was established to produce Fusarium-contaminated barley malt under reproducible conditions using targeted inoculation with F. culmorum. Mycotoxins were quantified throughout the malting process and compared to the content of fungal DNA. Further, the impact of various malting parameters was investigated, thus revealing that different malting scenarios exhibited different toxin enrichment patterns. We demonstrated that mycotoxin concentration and the ratio of DON to DON-3-glucoside changed throughout the malting processes, depending on fungal spore concentrations, germination temperature, and malting temperature. The study highlights the complexity of mycotoxin dynamics in malt production and the importance of optimized processing conditions to minimize toxin levels in final malt products.

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Edible GrainFood ContaminationFusariumHordeumMycotoxinsBeerChromatography, LiquidTandem Mass SpectrometryMycotoxinsBarleyDeoxynivalenolFusarium culmorumFusarium mycotoxinsLC–MS/MS analysisMaltMalting variationsStable isotope dilution assay

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PMID39702815
PMCPMC11757896

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