Aflatoxin B1: A review on metabolism, toxicity, occurrence in food, occupational exposure, and detoxification methods

BR Rushing, MI Selim - Food and chemical toxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins are a class of carcinogenic mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus fungi and are
known to contaminate a large portion of the world's food supply. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the …

Environment changes, aflatoxins, and health issues, a review

R Valencia-Quintana, M Milić, D Jakšić… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Crops contaminated by aflatoxins (AFs), the toxic and carcinogenic mycotoxins produced
namely by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, have severe impacts on human …

Risk assessment of aflatoxins in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the risks to public health related to the
presence of aflatoxins in food. The risk assessment was confined to aflatoxin B1 (AFB 1) …

Risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to update their 2006 opinion on ochratoxin
A (OTA) in food. OTA is produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus and Penicillium and …

Aflatoxin biosynthesis, genetic regulation, toxicity, and control strategies: A review

R Khan, FM Ghazali, NA Mahyudin, NIP Samsudin - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxins (AFs) are highly toxic and cancer-causing compounds, predominantly synthesized
by the Aspergillus species. AFs biosynthesis is a lengthy process that requires as minimum …

Taurine attenuates AFB1-induced liver injury by alleviating oxidative stress and regulating mitochondria-mediated apoptosis

G Wu, J San, H Pang, Y Du, W Li, X Zhou, X Yang, J Hu… - Toxicon, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), which widely exists in soil and crops, is the most toxic aflatoxin
and a carcinogen to humans and animals. The liver is the main organ that processes AFB1 …

Estimating the health burden of aflatoxin attributable stunting among children in low income countries of Africa

H Rasheed, Y Xu, ME Kimanya, X Pan, Z Li, X Zou… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Numerous population-based studies have documented high prevalence of aflatoxin
associated childhood stunting in low income countries. We provide an estimate of the …

The Binding Efficiency and Interaction of Lactobacillus casei Shirota Toward Aflatoxin B1

WPP Liew, Z Nurul-Adilah, LTL Than… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The use of probiotic as dietary approach to prevent exposure to food contaminant, aflatoxin
B1 (AFB1) has greatly increased. Several studies found that AFB1 binding to the bacterial …

Diverse mycotoxin threats to safe food and feed cereals

RL Latham, JT Boyle, A Barbano… - Essays in …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Toxigenic fungi, including Aspergillus and Fusarium species, contaminate our major cereal
crops with an array of harmful mycotoxins, which threaten the health of humans and farmed …

Risk assessment of aflatoxins in food

EC Panel, D Schrenk, M Bignami, L Bodin, JK Chipman… - 2020 - digital.csic.es
EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the risks to public health related to the
presence of aflatoxins in food. The risk assessment was confined to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) …