Patent ID: 8426541

Claim:
A method of sequestering a mycotoxin from a material, comprising: a) providing: i) a material comprising mycotoxins; and ii) a molecularly imprinted polymer generated via polymerization of one or more monomers and one or more crosslinkers in the presence of a mycotoxin template selected from the group consisting of: N-(2-hydroxy-3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)-L-phenylalanine; 5-chloro-6,7-dimethoxy-1-methylisatine; ethyl 3-hydroxy-6,7-dimethoxy-2-indolone-3-carboxylate; 6,7-dimethoxyisatine; and 6,7-dimethoxy-1-methylisatine; and b) contacting said molecularly imprinted polymer with said material comprising mycotoxins under conditions that permit said molecularly imprinted polymer to bind said mycotoxin.