mycotoxins
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A mycotoxin (from the Greek μύκης , "fungus" and τοξικός , "poisonous") is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by fungi and is capable of causing disease and death in both humans and other animals. The term 'mycotoxin' is usually reserved for the toxic chemical products produced by fungi that readily colonize crops.
Research
61,342 papers- Occurrence, Toxicity, and Analysis of Major Mycotoxins in Food.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017
- Mycotoxins in soil and environment.The Science of the total environment · 2022
- Occurrence of mycotoxins in pulses.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2022
- Genotoxic effects of mycotoxins.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2020
- Mycotoxins in food: Occurrence, health implications, and control strategies-A comprehensive review.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2024
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15 sectionsContents
- Production
- Major groups
- Occurrence
- In indoor environments
- In food
- In animal food
- In dietary supplements
- Health effects
- In humans
- Mitigation
- Removal
- Regulations
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A mycotoxin (from the Greek μύκης , "fungus" and τοξικός , "poisonous") is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by fungi and is capable of causing disease and death in both humans and other animals. The term 'mycotoxin' is usually reserved for the toxic chemical products produced by fungi that readily colonize crops.
Examples of mycotoxins causing human and animal illness include aflatoxin, citrinin, fumonisins, ochratoxin A, patulin, trichothecenes, zearalenone, and ergot alkaloids such as ergotamine.
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