Aflatoxin and Health
Effects of aflatoxin B1 on growth performance, health indices, phagocytic activity and histopathological alteration in Fenneropenaeus indicus
... third moisture and then pelleted. This process was followed by 6 h of drying at 65°C until the moisture content came down to 10%. The dried pellets were stored in plastic bags in a Laboratory refrigerator until used. The ...
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Efficacy of Organo Modified Nano Montmorillonite to Protect against the Cumulative Health Risk of Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A in Rats
... the biochemical parameters tested and the histological picture of the liver. Several reports suggested that the novel technology applied for protecting animals against mycotoxins toxicity is the utilization of adsorbents ...
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Effects of aflatoxin B1 on growth performance, health indices, phagocytic activity and histopathological alteration in Fenneropenaeus indicus
... Mycotoxins are produced by the growth of molds (fungal spoilage) on a wide range of foodstuffs which can occur at many stages during food production during plant growth, harvesting, storage and processing (Anklam et al., ...
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Aflatoxin Detection and Quantification in Stored Cowpea Seeds in Ibadan, Nigeria
... The result of this study raised a major public health concern due to the high level of Aflatoxins found in stored cowpea seeds collected from local markets in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Utmost care should be ...
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A review of aflatoxin M1 in liquid milk
... a health concern via human exposure to contaminated food. Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), the hydroxylated metabolite of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), may be found in the milk of dairy cattle and other ...of ...
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Stripping voltammetric methods for the determination of aflatoxin compounds
... Aflatoxin, which is produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus fungi is one of the compounds in the mycotoxin group. The main types of aflatoxins are AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2 which have ...
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Development of Molecular Marker and Variability Characterization of Aspergillus flavus Isolates of Chilies (Capsicum frutescens L ) through RAPD PCR and Estimation of Aflatoxin B1 by Indirect Competitive ELISA in India
... with aflatoxin from the growth of ...of aflatoxin is due to “Bisfuronococematin” compound which may causes liver cancer in human beings, chicken and ...human health problems caused by Aspergillus ...
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Electrical properties of maize kernels contaminated with aflatoxin
... severe health impacts in humans and animals (Wu and Guclu, ...to aflatoxin (Strosnider et ...of aflatoxin allowed in food, hence the need for aflatoxin detection and quantification methods (Wu ...
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Total Aflatoxin”, “Aflatoxin B1” and “Ochratoxin A” Residues in Wheat Flour Produced in Kurdistan Province-Iran
... Background and objectives: Contamination of food products with mycotoxins is a public health problem. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has identified mycotoxins as hepatotoxic and carcinogenic ...
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Materials Discovery by Crystal Growth: Synthesis, Structure Determination, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Complex Lanthanide Containing Oxides, Oxyhydroxides, and Oxyfluorides
... to aflatoxin by inhaling the dust generated during the handling of contaminated crops (Burg, Shotwell and Saltzman ...chronic aflatoxin ingestion is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC or liver cancer) which is ...
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The Fate of Aflatoxin in Corn Fermentation
... makes aflatoxin contamination a serious problem in the US Therefore, determining where aflatoxin is concentrated during ethanol fermentation process of contaminated corn is important in the effort to keep ...
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Retrospective and prospective look at aflatoxin research
... Keywords: Aflatoxins; liver cancer; public health risk; foods and feeds; control means; climatic change 29.. 30.[r] ...
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The Effect of Neem Leaves Powder (Azadiractha Indica A. Juss) and Storage Time to Rejected Corn Quality
... required aflatoxin content limit of 50 ng/g for feed (SNI, 2000). Aflatoxin will accumulate into the body tissues of livestock that consume, resulting in the presence of residues in livestock products that ...
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A New Approach in Aflatoxin Management in Africa: Targeting Aflatoxin/Sterigmatocystin Biosynthesis in Aspergillus Species by RNA Silencing Technique
... in aflatoxin levels in products after long storage in Agro-ecological zones with wet and humid climates and dry regions ...followed. Aflatoxin in pea‐ nuts seeds hamper international trade and also ...
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DNA Markers for Resistance to Post-Harvest Aflatoxin Accumulation in Arachis hypogaea L.
... 1998). Aflatoxin contamination raises human and animal health concerns (IARC, 1997), and causes economic loss for the farmer, the buying point, and the sheller segment of the ...by aflatoxin has been ...
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Aflatoxin Contamination Level of Different Crops in Ethiopia
... ways. Aflatoxin can cause crop loss due to low yields, the market value of and uses for a contaminated crop decrease, farm animals can have stunted growth and lower yields of by-products such as milk and eggs and ...
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Prevalence of Aflatoxin Contamination in Herbs and Spices in Different Regions of Iran
... In different regions and states of Iran several generations and species of toxigenic fungi and aflatoxins had been detected in various types of food, air, and equipment. Farm-management and food-storage functions are ...
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Aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus isolates from green– tiger shrimps (Penaeus semisulcatus)
... The aflatoxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by certain Aspergillus species, in particular A. parasiticus, A. flavus, A. nomius, and A. pseudotamarii (1). Asper- gillus flavus is an important Aspergillus species ...
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PATHOLOGICAL EFFECT OF CITRININ AND AFLATOXIN IN BROILER CHICKEN
... Citrinin was produced on maize (Nelson et al., 1980) and rice (Carlton et al., 1974) and the AF was produced on rice (Shotwell et al., 1966). The CTN and AF from the ground solid substrate samples were quantified by ...
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Aflatoxins and aflatoxigenic fungi in Iran: A systematic review of the past, present, and future
... on aflatoxin research during the past 50 years, we have witnessed many cases of food contamination with aflatoxins all over the ...to aflatoxin contamination which is a challenge for public health, ...
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