Aflatoxin contamination, its impact and management strategies: an updated review

S Shabeer, S Asad, A Jamal, A Ali - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxin, a type of mycotoxin, is mostly produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus
parasiticus. It is responsible for the loss of billions of dollars to the world economy, by …

Fermented foods and gastrointestinal health: underlying mechanisms

A Mukherjee, S Breselge, E Dimidi, ML Marco… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Although fermentation probably originally developed as a means of preserving food
substrates, many fermented foods (FFs), and components therein, are thought to have a …

Biological detoxification of mycotoxins: Current status and future advances

L Liu, M Xie, D Wei - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins are highly toxic metabolites produced by fungi that pose a huge threat to human
and animal health. Contamination of food and feed with mycotoxins is a worldwide issue …

Design of hyper-cross-linked polymers with tunable polarity for effective preconcentration of aflatoxins in grain

Q Wang, S Zhang, Z Li, Z Wang, C Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins (AFs) as a category of polar mycotoxins possess a significant threat to human
health. However, constructing of sorbents with suitable polarity for the preconcentration of …

Development of carbon quantum dot-based lateral flow immunoassay for sensitive detection of aflatoxin M1 in milk

H Singh, S Singh, SK Bhardwaj, G Kaur, M Khatri… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, there is a great demand for simple, sensitive, and accurate sensors for aflatoxin
M1 (AFM1) in dairy products. In the present research, a novel fluorescent immunosensor …

Alimentary risk of mycotoxins for humans and animals

J Kępińska-Pacelik, W Biel - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins can be found in many foods consumed by humans and animals. These
substances are secondary metabolites of some fungi species and are resistant to …

[HTML][HTML] Aflatoxins: Occurrence, biosynthesis, mechanism of action and effects, conventional/emerging detection techniques

VO Okechukwu, OA Adelusi, AP Kappo, PB Njobeh… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins (AFs) are toxic secondary metabolites prevalent in various food and agricultural
products, posing significant challenges to global food safety. The detection and …

Hazard characterisation for significant mycotoxins in food

F Malir, D Pickova, J Toman, Y Grosse, V Ostry - Mycotoxin Research, 2023 - Springer
This review updates the current status of activities related to hazard characterisation for
mycotoxins, with special reference to regulatory work accomplished within the European …

Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in three types of milk from Xinjiang, China, and the risk of exposure for milk consumers in different age-sex groups

J Xiong, F Chen, J Zhang, W Ao, X Zhou, H Yang, Z Wu… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a group 1 carcinogen, is a risk factor to be monitored in milk. This study
aimed to investigate the occurrence of AFM1 in milk in Xinjiang, China, and to assess the …

Effects of turmeric powder on aflatoxin M1 and aflatoxicol excretion in milk from dairy cows exposed to aflatoxin B1 at the EU maximum tolerable levels

F Girolami, A Barbarossa, P Badino, S Ghadiri… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the climatic change, an increase in aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) maize contamination has
been reported in Europe. As an alternative to mineral binders, natural phytogenic …