Aflatoxin contamination in food crops: causes, detection, and management: a review

A Kumar, H Pathak, S Bhadauria, J Sudan - Food Production, Processing …, 2021 - Springer
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by several fungal species and molds.
Under favorable conditions like high temperature and moisture, they contaminate a large …

Fungal mycotoxins in food commodities: present status and future concerns

AK Pandey, MK Samota, A Kumar, AS Silva… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi when they colonies the
foodstuffs. These are potent toxins having severe health consequences in people, being …

Efficient removal of dyes using carboxymethyl cellulose/alginate/polyvinyl alcohol/rice husk composite: adsorption/desorption, kinetics and recycling studies

HN Bhatti, Y Safa, SM Yakout, OH Shair, M Iqbal… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization is polluting the water resources and is becoming a serious
environmental issue. In present study, the adsorption-desorption behavior of Direct Orange …

[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 …

Indian Mustard Brassica juncea efficiency for the accumulation, tolerance and translocation of zinc from metal contaminated soil

H Chaudhry, N Nisar, S Mehmood, M Iqbal… - Biocatalysis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation using hyper accumulators is an emerging and cost-effective option for
heavy metal pollution cleanup in soils. There is a dearth of knowledge regarding mechanism …

Chitin nanofibers trigger membrane bound defense signaling and induce elicitor activity in plants

N Nisar, T Tsuzuki, A Lowe, JT Rossiter… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study demonstrated that chitin-based nanofibers (CNFs) trigger the chitinase
genes (PGIP1 and CaChi2), while elevating salicylic acid that can protect plants against …

Development of regression model for bacteriocin production from local isolate of Lactobacillus acidophilus MS1 using Box-Behnken design

M Salman, M Shahid, T Sahar, S Naheed, M Arif… - Biocatalysis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides synthesized by lactic acid bacteria. These are well
known for their anti-bacterial activity in fermented foods and extend the shelf-life and safety …

Toxic effect of aflatoxins in dogs fed contaminated commercial dry feed: a review

L Martínez-Martínez, AG Valdivia-Flores… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since its first patent (1897), commercial dry feed (CDF) for dogs has diversified its
formulation to meet the nutritional needs of different breeds, age, or special conditions and …

Coagulation of metallic pollutants from wastewater using a variety of coagulants based on metal binding interaction studies

S Sharif, Q Zaman, F Hassan, S Javaid… - Zeitschrift für …, 2021 - degruyter.com
In this study, different organic (moringa and neem leaf powder) and inorganic (alum)
coagulants were used for the wastewater treatment. Results revealed that all the coagulants …

Determination of aflatoxins using chromatographic methods in several foods, feed and herbal medicine products: an analytical review (from 2010 to 2022)

R Koli, VS Mannur - Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aflatoxins are naturally occurring secondary metabolites generated by several molds,
particularly Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. They can contaminate agricultural …