Infants and toddlers are highly sensitive to contaminants in food. Chronic exposure can lead
to developmental delays, disorders of the nervous, urinary and immune systems, and to …

Zearalenone (ZEN) is a mycotoxin that has been reported to damage various types of
cells/tissues, yet its effects on endothelial cells (ECs) have never been investigated …

Veterinary diets are intended for diseased animals and may contain cereal grains, mainly
maize and/or wheat. These, in turn, are often infected with pathogens of the Fusarium genus …

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a major mycotoxin from the trichothecene family of mycotoxins
produced by Fusarium fungi that cause disease in grains. Food and feed contaminated with …

The ergosterol (ERG) has been proposed as a potential indicator of fungal contamination,
along with polyphenol content analysis to predict silage safety. Despite efforts in controlling …

Field trials were conducted at two different geographical locations to study the effect of
pesticide protection and its consequence on the mycotoxin level, ergosterol and quality …

This chapter describes techniques and media suitable for the enumeration, isolation and
identification of fungi from foods. Some techniques are similar to those used in food …

At small food processing facilities, the most frequently used test to determine if grain‐derived
mycotoxin concentrations are compliant with legal limits is the enzyme‐linked …

Cílem práce bylo elektrochemické stanovení ergosterolu a zavedení vhodné úpravy vzorku
pro měření pomocí extrakce stanovované látky. V teoretické části jsou shrnuty obecné …

Plants on the earth are of great wealth gifted by Nature provide a variety of daily needs of
our life. They are the chief ingredients of lively food, shelter, medicine, clothes, oxygen, fuel …