Simultaneous Occurrence of Mycotoxins Citrinin and Ochratoxin A in Popcorn Grains and Their Biological Effect on some Physiological Blood Parameters

Abstract This study was conducted with the aim of verifying simultaneous occurrence mycotoxin Citrinin (CIT) and Ochratoxin A (OTA) in popcorn grains consumed on a wide range throughout Iraq. It is enhanced by studying biologically combined effects these toxins compared to their effect separately. The results chromatographic analysis using HPLC technology detect mycotoxins analyzed samples showed that all were contaminated A, while 17 both out 18 main samples, varying proportions, highest incidence concentration 100% 31.795 μg/kg for sample T8, followed CIT 94.4% 17.868 Q7, However, lowest 4.066 μg/kg, 12.161 detected T8 D17 respectively. While vevealed different physiological blood parameters chicks, exposure OTA alone or simultaneously caused decrease white bood cells (WBC), monocytes (MON), lyphocytes (LYM), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), hematatocrit (HCT) platelet (PLT), two treatments OTA+CIT hemoglobin (HGB), haemoglobin (MCHC), (MCH) granulocyte (GRA) an increase control treatment, reflected (MPV) red cell distribution width (RDW). When combining OTA, treatment synergistic antagonistic individually, which differed depending treated cells.