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Table 4 LOD and LOQ of AFs and OTA by HPLC analysis in soybean paste

From: Natural occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in meju and soybean paste produced in South Korea

Mycotoxin

LOD (μg/kg)a

LOQ (μg/kg)b

Linear equationc

R2 d

Range (μg/kg)

AFB1

0.01

0.03

y = 2.5259x + 0.4332

0.9978

0.005–10

AFB2

0.01

0.03

y = 0.6885x + 0.1409

0.9981

0.005–10

AFG1

0.05

0.15

y = 1.4595x + 0.2503

0.9978

0.005–10

AFG2

0.05

0.15

y = 1.0506x − 0.0995

0.9926

0.005–10

OTA

0.01

0.03

y = 0.6885x + 0.1409

0.9971

0.005–10

  1. aLimit of detection
  2. bLimit of quantification
  3. cX = AFs or OTA concentration (μg/kg), Y = intensity
  4. dCoefficient of determination
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