Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by certain filamentous fungi (molds).
These low molecular weight compounds (usually less than 1000 Daltons) are naturally …

The fumonisins producing fungi, Fusarium spp., are ubiquitous in nature and contaminate
several food matrices that pose detrimental health hazards on humans as well as on …

Mycotoxins are natural compounds produced as secondary metabolites by mold fungi
belonging mainly to the Fusarium family, commonly found on plants such as corn or small …

Modified mycotoxins are metabolites that normally remain undetected during the testing for
parent mycotoxin. These modified forms of mycotoxins can be produced by fungi or …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific fungi that have harmful effects
on animals and humans. Worldwide more than 300 different mycotoxins are already known …

Contamination of food and feed with mycotoxins is a worldwide problem. At present, acute
mycotoxicosis caused by high doses is rare in humans and animals. Ingestion of low to …

Highlights•Occurrence of mycotoxins in cereals and cereal products.•Analytical features of
relevant papers published since 2008.•Critical evaluation of sample-preparation extraction …

To date, the use of biomarkers has become generally accepted. Biomarker‐driven research
has been proposed as a successful method to assess the exposure to xenobiotics by using …

As the term “masked mycotoxins” encompasses only conjugated mycotoxins generated by
plants and no other possible forms of mycotoxins and their modifications, we hereby …

Mycotoxins, toxic secondary metabolites of fungi, affect global agriculture so prolifically that
they are virtually ubiquitous at some concentration in the average human diet. Studies of in …