[HTML][HTML] Advanced mycotoxin control and decontamination techniques in view of an increased aflatoxin risk in Europe due to climate change

M Loi, AF Logrieco, T Pusztahelyi, É Leiter… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus spp. found in staple food
and feed commodities worldwide. Aflatoxins are carcinogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Current insights in fungal importance—a comprehensive review

VM Corbu, I Gheorghe-Barbu, AȘ Dumbravă… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Besides plants and animals, the Fungi kingdom describes several species characterized by
various forms and applications. They can be found in all habitats and play an essential role …

[HTML][HTML] Current developments of analytical methodologies for aflatoxins' determination in food during the last decade (2013–2022), with a particular focus on nuts and …

A Schincaglia, J Aspromonte, FA Franchina, T Chenet… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review aims to provide a clear overview of the most important analytical development in
aflatoxins analysis during the last decade (2013–2022) with a particular focus on nuts and …

Comprehensive analysis of aflatoxin B1 biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus via transcriptome-wide m6A methylome response to cycloleucine

L Liang, X Wang, H Lan, S Wei, Y Lei, S Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aspergillus flavus and its toxic aflatoxins secondary metabolites contaminate food and
grains, posing a severe threat to human health and leading to liver cancer. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation of Aflatoxin B1 in Maize Grains and Suppression of Its Biosynthesis-Related Genes Using Endophytic Trichoderma harzianum AYM3

AK Madbouly, YM Rashad, MIM Ibrahim, NT Elazab - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxin B1 is one of the most deleterious types of mycotoxins. The application of an
endophytic fungus for biodegradation or biosuppression of AFB1 production by Aspergillus …

[HTML][HTML] Detoxification of selenium yeast on mycotoxins and heavy metals: a review

H Sun, J Chen, D Xiong, M Long - Biological Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific fungi. More than 400 different
mycotoxins are known in the world, and the concentration of these toxins in food and feed …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple Year Influences of the Aflatoxin Biocontrol Product AF-X1 on the A. flavus Communities Associated with Maize Production in Italy

MA Ouadhene, A Ortega-Beltran, M Sanna, PJ Cotty… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
AF-X1 is a commercial aflatoxin biocontrol product containing the non-aflatoxigenic (AF-)
strain of Aspergillus flavus MUCL54911 (VCG IT006), endemic to Italy, as an active …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of microbial community and the characterization of Aspergillus flavus in Liuyang Douchi during fermentation

Y Chen, P Li, W He, L Liao, B Xia, L Jiang, Y Liu - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
Liuyang Douchi is a kind of traditional fermented Aspergillus-type Douchi in China for
excellent favor. However, studies on the microbial diversity and the characterization of …

The epigenetic regulator Set9 harmonizes fungal development, secondary metabolism, and colonization capacity of Aspergillus flavus

L Hao, M Zhang, C Yang, X Pan, D Wu, H Lin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a widely distributed food-borne pathogenic fungus, Aspergillus flavus and its secondary
metabolites, mainly aflatoxin B1 (AFB 1), pose a great danger to humans. It is urgent to …