Aflatoxins are well recognized as a cause of liver cancer, but they have additional important
toxic effects. In farm and laboratory animals, chronic exposure to aflatoxins compromises …

Mycotoxins are natural contaminants of cereals and other food commodities throughout the
world and they significantly impact human and animal health. Mycotoxins are toxic …

Fungi are distributed worldwide and can be found in various foods and feedstuffs from
almost every part of the world. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by some …

Rice samples collected from the Republic of Korea were analyzed for fungal mycoflora and
mycotoxins: fumonisins, ochratoxin A, trichothecenes, and zearalenone. The potential of the …

Aflatoxins (AFs) are some of the most agriculturally important and harmful mycotoxins. At
least 20 AFs have been identified to this date. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), the most potent fungal …

A severe infestation by aflatoxin-producing fungi diminished food quality of southern United
States corn (maize) in 1998. Corn hybrids (65) naturally infected with Fusarium spp. and …

Resistance to mycotoxin contamination was compared in field samples harvested from 45
commercial corn (maize) hybrids and 5 single-cross aflatoxin-resistant germplasm lines in …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by some species of fungi that may
contaminate a wide variety of foods, and which can cause acute and chronic toxic effects in …

Aflatoxins are fungal secondary metabolites that contaminate dietary staples worldwide,
including maize, rice and groundnuts. Dietary exposure to aflatoxins is a public health …

Twenty-eight herbal medicinal products from Thailand were investigated for aflatoxin (AF)
contaminations by employing a specific HPLC assay for the determination of AFB1, B2, G1 …