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32939

Zearalenone

reference material

Synonym(s):

F-2 toxin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H22O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
318.36
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1350216
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grade

analytical standard, reference material

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

C[C@H]1CCCC(=O)CCC\C=C\c2cc(O)cc(O)c2C(=O)O1

InChI

1S/C18H22O5/c1-12-6-5-9-14(19)8-4-2-3-7-13-10-15(20)11-16(21)17(13)18(22)23-12/h3,7,10-12,20-21H,2,4-6,8-9H2,1H3/b7-3+/t12-/m0/s1

InChI key

MBMQEIFVQACCCH-QBODLPLBSA-N

General description

Zearalenone is one of the estrogenic metabolites produced by Fusarium species. It is usually found to co-occur with trichothecenes.

Application

Zearalenone has been used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in:
  • Beer samples by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS).

It may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in:
  • Cereals by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
  • Maize samples by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS).

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.


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pictograms

Health hazardCorrosion

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges



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