Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi mainly from the genus Aspergillus,
Penicillium, Fusarium, and Alternaria. The occurrence of mycotoxin contamination has been …

Plants are naturally associated with diverse microbial communities, which play significant
roles in plant performance, such as growth promotion or fending off pathogens. The roots of …

The mycotoxin citrinin, which can contaminate food, is a major global concern. Citrinin is
regarded as an inevitable pollutant in foods and feed since fungi are widely present in the …

Definition Fungi produce a wide range of secondary metabolites. Some of these metabolites
are toxic to humans and cause various health disorders, ranging from acute poisoning to …

Thirty-seven red yeast rice (RYR) food supplements were screened for their mycotoxin and
natural statin content. Products included pure RYR capsules and multi-ingredient …

Many emerging factors and circumstances urge the need to develop and optimize the
detection and quantification techniques of mycotoxins in solid food and feed. The diversity of …

Monascus pigments (MPs) are the fermentation products of Monascus spp. They are widely
used in the food industry as dyes, but are also used in medicine, cosmetics, textiles, and …

Citrinin, a mycotoxin existing in fruits, has nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and embryotoxicity.
The effects of citrinin on Leydig cell development in prepuberty remains unclear. Male …

Mycotoxins viz., aflatoxins, the secondary fungal metabolites, are hepatotoxic, genotoxic,
carcinogenic, and teratogenic. According to several studies, mycotoxins have been linked to …

Mycotoxins are naturally occurring toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi, which are
capable of causing disease and may lead to death in human and other animals. These …