Mycotoxins such as aflatoxins, fumonisins, trichothecenes, and ochratoxins are contaminants of many agronomic crops worldwide, and cause both economic losses and health effects. The potential of antagonistic microorganisms to be developed into biological control agents has been investigated in several crop systems, as alternatives to chemical fungicides for control of mycotoxigenic fungi. Labor...

Mycotoxin contamination in pet food poses a serious health threat to pets, causing an emotional and economical concern to the pet owners. Aflatoxins, ochratoxins, trichothecenes, zearalenone, fumonisins and fusaric acid have been found in the ingredients and final products of pet food, resulting in both acute toxicity and chronic health problems in pets. Toxicological interaction among mycotoxi...

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi. Species assigned to the Aspergillus genus produce a wide range of mycotoxins which can contaminate several agricultural products, and cause various human and animal diseases. In this review, we wish to give an overview of producers of Aspergillus mycotoxins in view of recent scientific data. Acta Biol Szeged 59(2):151-167 (2015) KEy WoRdS aflatoxin...

Multi-analyte binding assays for rapid screening of food contaminants require mass spectrometric identification of compound(s) in suspect samples. An optimal combination is obtained when the same bioreagents are used in both methods; moreover, miniaturisation is important because of the high costs of bioreagents. A concept is demonstrated using superparamagnetic microbeads coated with monoclona...

(1)Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel (2)Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel Ochratoxin A-induced cytotoxicity in liver (HepG2) cells: Impact of serum concentration, dietary antioxidants and glutathione-modulating compounds* Christine Bösch-Saadatmandi(1), Christoph Hundhausen(1), Laia Jofre-Monseny(1)...

Ochratoxin A was detected as a natural contaminant for the first time. It was present in a corn sample.

UNLABELLED Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a toxic secondary metabolite of fungi belonging to the Aspergillus and Penicillium genera, its presence in human blood being the primary indicator of exposure. AIM In the present study we determined OTA in 38 blood samples collected from healthy Romanian subjects of both genders. MATERIAL AND METHODS The OTA was determined through the direct, competitive, so...