Mycotoxins are potentially hazardous secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi
(molds). These small molecular weight compounds (often less than 1 000 Da) are found in …

Prior to 1985 the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated global food crop
contamination with mycotoxins to be 25%. The origin of this statement is largely unknown …

Mycotoxins are toxic substances that can infect many foods with carcinogenic, genotoxic,
teratogenic, nephrotoxic, and hepatotoxic effects. Mycotoxin contamination of foodstuffs …

Mycotoxins are produced by fungi and are known to be toxic to humans and animals.
Common mycotoxins include aflatoxins, ochratoxins, zearalenone, patulin, sterigmatocystin …

Aflatoxins represent a global public health and economic concern as they are responsible
for significant adverse health and economic issues affecting consumers and farmers …

The world requests for raw materials used in animal feed has been steadily rising in the last
years driven by higher demands for livestock production. Mycotoxins are frequent toxic …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced mainly by fungi belonging to the genera
Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, Claviceps, and Alternaria that contaminate basic food …

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

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi in food and feed due
to several conditions that affect fungal growth and mycotoxin production in different ways …

Food and feed contamination by mycotoxins are extremely common worldwide. Mycotoxins
are small-molecular natural products and toxic secondary metabolites mainly produced by …