Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy (생약학회지)

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A Survey on Ochratoxin a Contamination of Commercial Medicinal Herbs in Incheon

인천지역 유통 생약 중 Ochratoxin A 오염실태 조사

  • Lim, Soo-sun (Pharmaceutical Analysis Division, Incheon Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Joo, Gwang-sig (Pharmaceutical Analysis Division, Incheon Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Jeong (Pharmaceutical Analysis Division, Incheon Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Yeon (Pharmaceutical Analysis Division, Incheon Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Lim, Yun-sun (Pharmaceutical Analysis Division, Incheon Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Eum, Sun-Ah (Pharmaceutical Analysis Division, Incheon Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Jo, Nam-Kyu (Pharmaceutical Analysis Division, Incheon Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Mo (Pharmaceutical Analysis Division, Incheon Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment)
  • 임수선 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원, 약품분석과) ;
  • 주광식 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원, 약품분석과) ;
  • 최은정 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원, 약품분석과) ;
  • 이수연 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원, 약품분석과) ;
  • 임윤선 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원, 약품분석과) ;
  • 엄선아 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원, 약품분석과) ;
  • 조남규 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원, 약품분석과) ;
  • 이성모 (인천광역시 보건환경연구원, 약품분석과)
  • Received : 2016.11.19
  • Accepted : 2017.02.06
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to screen the contamination by ochratoxin A of mycotoxins in various medicinal herbs. We conducted a survey of ochratoxin A in medicinal herb on the retail market in Incheon in 2016. 116 medicinal herb samples were evaluated for the ochratoxin A contamination. They were analyzed for ochratoxin A using immunoaffinity column and high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)-fluorescence detection and the positive samples were confirmed using HPLC-tandem mass spectrometry. Ochratoxin A was detected in 4 medicinal herb samples; the concentrations of ochratoxin A were containing between 20.11 and $372.90{\mu}g/kg$. This study shows that in general, this kind of commodity may be contaminated by mycotoxins. Also this contamination is not limited to only aflatoxin of mycotoxins.

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