Variation in vitamin E level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties

In the present study, a total of 380 samples of 5 rice varieties were investigated for the presence of aflatoxins (AFs) and tocopherols (Vitamin E) using HPLC, equipped with a fluorescence detector. The data revealed that super basmati rice has the highest mean level of total AFs (12.45 μg/kg) follo...

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Main Authors: Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar, Mustafa, Hafiz Ghulam, Asi, Muhammad Rafique, Selamat, Jinap
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Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35971/
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author Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar
Mustafa, Hafiz Ghulam
Asi, Muhammad Rafique
Selamat, Jinap
author_facet Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar
Mustafa, Hafiz Ghulam
Asi, Muhammad Rafique
Selamat, Jinap
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description In the present study, a total of 380 samples of 5 rice varieties were investigated for the presence of aflatoxins (AFs) and tocopherols (Vitamin E) using HPLC, equipped with a fluorescence detector. The data revealed that super basmati rice has the highest mean level of total AFs (12.45 μg/kg) followed by KS-282 (11.2 μg/kg), basmati PK-385 (9.8 μg/kg), Irri-6 (9.7 μg/kg) and the lowest mean level was found in Irri-9 (8.9 μg/kg). Furthermore, the results have shown that the variety with lowest level of AFs has the highest level of tocopherol content; i.e. Irri-9 (53.2 mg/100 g), basmati PK-385 (45.9 mg/100 g), Irri-6 (45.3 mg/100 g), KS-282 (40.4 mg/100 g) and super basmati rice (40.2 mg/100 g). The data has shown correlation (r = −0.62, p < 0.05) between vitamin E content and AFs concentration in different rice varieties. The results are interesting and need further study to investigate the mechanistic background of vitamin E content and its effect on aflatoxins contamination.
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spelling upm-359712016-02-12T02:46:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35971/ Variation in vitamin E level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar Mustafa, Hafiz Ghulam Asi, Muhammad Rafique Selamat, Jinap In the present study, a total of 380 samples of 5 rice varieties were investigated for the presence of aflatoxins (AFs) and tocopherols (Vitamin E) using HPLC, equipped with a fluorescence detector. The data revealed that super basmati rice has the highest mean level of total AFs (12.45 μg/kg) followed by KS-282 (11.2 μg/kg), basmati PK-385 (9.8 μg/kg), Irri-6 (9.7 μg/kg) and the lowest mean level was found in Irri-9 (8.9 μg/kg). Furthermore, the results have shown that the variety with lowest level of AFs has the highest level of tocopherol content; i.e. Irri-9 (53.2 mg/100 g), basmati PK-385 (45.9 mg/100 g), Irri-6 (45.3 mg/100 g), KS-282 (40.4 mg/100 g) and super basmati rice (40.2 mg/100 g). The data has shown correlation (r = −0.62, p < 0.05) between vitamin E content and AFs concentration in different rice varieties. The results are interesting and need further study to investigate the mechanistic background of vitamin E content and its effect on aflatoxins contamination. Elsevier 2014-09 Article PeerReviewed Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar and Mustafa, Hafiz Ghulam and Asi, Muhammad Rafique and Selamat, Jinap (2014) Variation in vitamin E level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties. Journal of Cereal Science, 60 (2). pp. 352-355. ISSN 0733-5210; ESSN: 1095-9963 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0733521014001118 10.1016/j.jcs.2014.05.012
spellingShingle Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar
Mustafa, Hafiz Ghulam
Asi, Muhammad Rafique
Selamat, Jinap
Variation in vitamin E level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties
title Variation in vitamin E level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties
title_full Variation in vitamin E level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties
title_fullStr Variation in vitamin E level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties
title_full_unstemmed Variation in vitamin E level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties
title_short Variation in vitamin E level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties
title_sort variation in vitamin e level and aflatoxins contamination in different rice varieties
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35971/