Article ID: 69-1-2
A 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol (15-ADON)-chemotype strain of Fusarium graminearum was grown on rice flour solid medium, and 85% acetonitrile extracts of the metabolites were analyzed by HPLC-UV or liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) with or without pretreatment with a multifunctional clean-up column. Three-way analysis of variance demonstrated no significant differences in the measured levels of trichothecenes irrespective of the analytical instruments used; however, slightly but significantly elevated values were obtained with column pretreatment.