Mycotoxin occurrence in grains and the role of postharvest management as a mitigation strategies. A review

K Neme, A Mohammed - Food Control, 2017 - Elsevier
Mycotoxins are poisonous compounds produced by certain species of fungi found in
contaminated grain. There are five major groups of mycotoxins which can occur in grains …

An overview on mycotoxin contamination of foods in Africa

WS Darwish, Y Ikenaka, SMM Nakayama… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Mycotoxins are fungal secondary metabolites that contaminate various feedstuffs and
agricultural crops. The contamination of food by mycotoxins can occur before production …

Multi-mycotoxin determination in rice, maize and peanut products most consumed in Côte d'Ivoire by UHPLC-MS/MS

AL Manizan, M Oplatowska-Stachowiak, I Piro-Metayer… - Food control, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the multi-mycotoxin occurrence in cereal and oilseed
products most consumed in Côte d'Ivoire. A total of 238 samples of rice (88 produced locally …

Mycotoxins in food systems in Sub Saharan Africa: A review

S Bankole, M Schollenberger, W Drochner - Mycotoxin research, 2006 - Springer
Mycotoxins, toxic secondary metabolites of fungi are now recognised as major cause of food
intoxications in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Aflatoxins, the most important of the group have …

Worldwide occurrence of mycotoxins in rice

FS Ferre - Food control, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Co-occurrence of aflatoxin B1, fumonisin B1, ochratoxin A and zearalenone in cereals and peanuts from Côte d'Ivoire

B Sangare-Tigori, S Moukha, HJ Kouadio… - Food additives and …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This survey examined 30 samples of rice (n= 10), maize (n= 10) and peanuts (n= 10) from
Côte d'Ivoire for aflatoxin B1, fumonisin B1 and zearalenone using immunoassays, and …

Piezo channels and GsMTx4: Two milestones in our understanding of excitatory mechanosensitive channels and their role in pathology

TM Suchyna - Progress in biophysics and molecular biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Discovery of Piezo channels and the reporting of their sensitivity to the inhibitor GsMTx4
were important milestones in the study of non-selective cationic mechanosensitive channels …

Traditionally processed beverages in Africa: a review of the mycotoxin occurrence patterns and exposure assessment

CN Ezekiel, KI Ayeni, JM Misihairabgwi… - … Reviews in Food …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
African traditional beverages are widely consumed food‐grade liquids processed from
single or mixed grains (mostly cereals) by simple food processing techniques, of which …

Surveys of rice sold in Canada for aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and fumonisins

J Bansal, P Pantazopoulos, J Tam… - Food Additives and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Approximately 200 samples of rice (including white, brown, red, black, basmati and jasmine,
as well as wild rice) from several different countries, including the United States, Canada …

Broad-specificity immunoassay for simultaneous detection of ochratoxins A, B, and C in millet and maize

Y Zhang, L Wang, X Shen, X Wei… - Journal of agricultural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ochratoxins A, B, and C (OTA, OTB, and OTC) can be found in cereals and feeds; the
simultaneous detection of these ochratoxins holds a great need in food safety. In this study …