The aflatoxin producing fungi, Aspergillus spp., are widely spread in nature and have
severely contaminated food supplies of humans and animals, resulting in health hazards …

Affatoxins, a group of polyketide-derived furanocoumarins (Fig. 1), are the most toxic and
carcinogenic compounds among the known mycotoxins. Among the at least 16 structurally …

Aspergillus flavus is an opportunistic pathogen of crops. It is important because it produces
aflatoxin as a secondary metabolite in the seeds of a number of crops both before and after …

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin produced by several species of Aspergillus and
Penicillium fungi that structurally consists of a para-chlorophenolic group containing a …

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases of fungi are involved in many essential cellular
processes and play diverse roles. The enzymes catalyze the conversion of hydrophobic …

Environmental occurrence of Aspergillus and other fungal spores are hazardous to humans
and animals. They cause a broad spectrum of clinical complications. Contamination of …

Volvariella volvacea, the edible straw mushroom, is a highly nutritious food source that is
widely cultivated on a commercial scale in many parts of Asia using agricultural wastes (rice …

Mycotoxin contamination in certain agricultural systems has been a serious concern for
human and animal health. Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced mostly as secondary …

Aflatoxins are toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic and immunosuppressive
byproducts of Aspergillus spp. that contaminate a wide range of crops such as maize …

Fungi share a diverse co-evolutionary history with animals, especially arthropods. In this
review, we focus on the role of secondary metabolism in driving antagonistic arthropod …