Mycotoxins are well established toxic metabolic entities produced when fungi invade
agricultural/farm produce, and this happens especially when the conditions are favourable …

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a widespread mycotoxin commonly found as a corn contaminant. It
has been shown to be nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic, teratogenic and immunotoxic to several …

Ochratoxins (OTs) are a group of mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium spp.
which are ubiquitous. They infect the crops during pre-and post-harvest conditions and …

Ochratoxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by a variety of moulds. Ochratoxin A (OTA),
the most prominent member of this toxin family, was first described by van der Merwe et al. in …

Fungi are distributed worldwide and can be found in various foods and feedstuffs from
almost every part of the world. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by some …

Despite massive investments in drug research and development, the significant decline in
the number of new drugs approved or translated to clinical use raises the question, whether …

It is well established that cancer is a multi-step process which involves initiation, promotion
and progression. Chemical carcinogens can alter any of these processes to induce their …

The chemical nature of most of the mycotoxins makes them highly liposoluble compounds
that can be absorbed from the site of exposure such as from the gastrointestinal and …

Animal feeds may contain exogenous compounds that can induce toxicity when ruminants
ingest them. These toxins are secondary metabolites originating from various sources …

Tumorigenesis, a complex and multifactorial progressive process of transformation of normal
cells into malignant cells, is characterized by the accumulation of multiple cancer-specific …