Aflatoxins: implications on health

UP Sarma, PJ Bhetaria, P Devi, A Varma - Indian Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - Springer
Environmental occurrence of Aspergillus and other fungal spores are hazardous to humans
and animals. They cause a broad spectrum of clinical complications. Contamination of …

[HTML][HTML] Aflatoxins contamination in feed commodities: From occurrence and toxicity to recent advances in analytical methods and detoxification

S Smaoui, T D'Amore, M Tarapoulouzi, S Agriopoulou… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Synthesized by the secondary metabolic pathway in Aspergilli, aflatoxins (AFs) cause
economic and health issues and are culpable for serious harmful health and economic …

Mycotoxins in corn: Occurrence, impacts, and management

GP Munkvold, S Arias, I Taschl, C Gruber-Dorninger - Corn, 2019 - Elsevier
Corn is commonly contaminated with toxic secondary metabolites (mycotoxins) from fungi.
Mycotoxins can impact the health of humans and animals consuming corn-based food and …

Aflatoxin biosynthesis, genetic regulation, toxicity, and control strategies: A review

R Khan, FM Ghazali, NA Mahyudin, NIP Samsudin - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxins (AFs) are highly toxic and cancer-causing compounds, predominantly synthesized
by the Aspergillus species. AFs biosynthesis is a lengthy process that requires as minimum …

Aflatoxins in cereals and cereal-based products: Occurrence, toxicity, impact on human health, and their detoxification and management strategies

P Kumar, A Gupta, DK Mahato, S Pandhi, AK Pandey… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cereals and cereal-based products are primary sources of nutrition across the world.
However, contamination of these foods with aflatoxins (AFs), secondary metabolites …

The role of compositing cereals with legumes to alleviate protein energy malnutrition in Africa

MC Temba, PB Njobeh, OA Adebo… - … Journal of Food …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Protein‐energy malnutrition (PEM) is a problem in Africa and other developing nations of the
world. Food Agriculture Organization's statistics reveal that in Africa, more than one in four …

Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit?

KV Pixley, JB Falck-Zepeda, KE Giller… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Genetically engineered crops have been grown for more than 20 years, resulting in
widespread albeit variable benefits for farmers and consumers. We review current, likely …

Advances in Crop Improvement and Delivery Research for Nutritional Quality and Health Benefits of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

CO Ojiewo, P Janila, P Bhatnagar-Mathur… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Groundnut is an important global food and oil crop that underpins agriculture-dependent
livelihood strategies meeting food, nutrition, and income security. Aflatoxins, pose a major …

Recent development of aflatoxin contamination biocontrol in agricultural products

SE Mwakinyali, X Ding, Z Ming, W Tong, Q Zhang, P Li - Biological Control, 2019 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins are toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic and immunotoxic by products of
Aspergillus spp. that contaminate a broad range of grains such as maize, groundnut, and …

The RNAi universe in fungi: a varied landscape of small RNAs and biological functions

S Torres-Martínez… - Annual Review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved eukaryotic mechanism that uses small RNA
molecules to suppress gene expression through sequence-specific messenger RNA …