Advances in occurrence, importance, and mycotoxin control strategies: Prevention and detoxification in foods

S Agriopoulou, E Stamatelopoulou, T Varzakas - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins are toxic substances that can infect many foods with carcinogenic, genotoxic,
teratogenic, nephrotoxic, and hepatotoxic effects. Mycotoxin contamination of foodstuffs …

Mycotoxins affecting animals, foods, humans, and plants: Types, occurrence, toxicities, action mechanisms, prevention, and detoxification strategies—A revisit

CG Awuchi, EN Ondari, CU Ogbonna, AK Upadhyay… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins are produced by fungi and are known to be toxic to humans and animals.
Common mycotoxins include aflatoxins, ochratoxins, zearalenone, patulin, sterigmatocystin …

Impact of fermentation on the phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of whole cereal grains: A mini review

OA Adebo, I Gabriela Medina-Meza - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Urbanization, emergence, and prominence of diseases and ailments have led to conscious
and deliberate consumption of health beneficial foods. Whole grain (WG) cereals are one …

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 …

Fermentation of cereals and legumes: Impact on nutritional constituents and nutrient bioavailability

JA Adebo, PB Njobeh, S Gbashi, AB Oyedeji… - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fermented food products, especially those derived from cereals and legumes are important
contributors to diet diversity globally. These food items are vital to food security and …

African fermented foods: overview, emerging benefits, and novel approaches to microbiome profiling

YD Obafemi, SU Oranusi, KO Ajanaku, PA Akinduti… - npj Science of …, 2022 - nature.com
Traditional fermented foods are of major importance with respect to the socio-economic
growth, food security, nutrition, and health of African consumers. In several African countries …

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 …

The use of plant extracts and their phytochemicals for control of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins

R Makhuvele, K Naidu, S Gbashi, VC Thipe, OA Adebo… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Mycotoxins present a great concern to food safety and security due to their adverse health
and socio-economic impacts. The necessity to formulate novel strategies that can mitigate …

Occurrence, impact on agriculture, human health, and management strategies of zearalenone in food and feed: A review

DK Mahato, S Devi, S Pandhi, B Sharma, KK Maurya… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins represent an assorted range of secondary fungal metabolites that extensively
occur in numerous food and feed ingredients at any stage during pre-and post-harvest …

African sorghum-based fermented foods: past, current and future prospects

OA Adebo - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a well-known drought and climate resistant crop with vast
food use for the inhabitants of Africa and other developing countries. The importance of this …