Fumonisin B1 (FB1) was extracted from corn, corn
dust, and Fusarium moniliforme culture samples
using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2). The
supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) conditions
were optimized regarding the use of different SC-CO2
modifiers, modifier volume, pressure,
temperature, and static extraction time. The addition of the
modifier both in the extraction cell
(prior to the static extraction step) and on-line with liquid carbon
dioxide (during the dynamic SFE
step) was found to significantly increase the recovery of
FB1. Under the optimized SFE conditions
(15 mL of liquid CO2, 750 μL of 5% acetic acid per gram
of sample, 1200 psi, 20 min static extraction
time), the recovery of FB1 was found to be approximately 40
times greater than the recovery using
conventional solvent extraction. SFE was faster and more
reproducible (RSD = 3−5%) compared
to the solvent extraction (RSD = 6.5%). The calculated
detection limit was approximately 150 ppb,
on the basis of the HPLC analysis of FB1−fluorescamine
derivatives with UV detection.
Keywords: Fumonisin; grain dust; supercritical fluid extraction