BACKGROUND The leaves of Ocimum basilicum L. (basil) are used in traditional cuisine as spices; its essential oil has found a wide application in perfumery, dental products as well as antifungal agents. AIM To assess the chemical composition as well as the in vitro antifungal activity of O. basilicum L. essential oil against Aspergillus flavus fungal growth and aflatoxin B1 production. MATE...

Aflatoxin B1-contaminated feeds and foods induce various health problems in domesticated animals humans, including tumor development hepatotoxicity. B1 also has embryotoxic effects different livestock species humans. However, it is difficult to distinguish between the indirect, maternally-mediated toxic direct embryotoxicity of aflatoxin mammals. In present study, we investigated B1-induced a z...

A 3-year comprehensive analysis of aflatoxin contamination in peanut butter was conducted in Zambia, sub-Saharan Africa. The study analyzed 954 containers of 24 local and imported peanut butter brands collected from shops in Chipata, Mambwe, Petauke, Katete, and Nyimba districts and also in Lusaka from 2012 to 2014. For analysis, a sample included six containers of a single brand, from the same...

The objective of this study was to evaluate biotic interaction between some mould species and active producer of aflatoxin B1 Aspergillus flavus NRRL 3251, co-cultured in yeast-extract sucrose (YES) broth. Twenty-five mould strains of Alternaria spp., Cladosporium spp., Mucor spp., A. flavus and A. niger, used as biocompetitive agents, were isolated from outdoor and indoor airborne fungi, scrap...

Antifungal activity of essential oils (EOs) of Zataria multiflora (thyme) and Syzygium aromaticum (clove) against Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin B1 production was studied in potato dextrose agar (PDA) and potato dextrose broth (PDB), as well as in Iranian white cheese as a food model. The results showed that the inhibitory potential of EOs in the PDB medium is more than PDA medium. Clo...

background: due to the high toxicity of aflatoxin and its effects on public health, determination of aflatoxin level in wheat flour samples in the golestan province, north of iran was investigated. to examine the effect of seasonal changes, summer and winter sampling was performed with standard sampling methods. methods: a total of 200 flour samples were collected from 25 factories. hplc method...

Citation: Aswani Kumar YVV, Renuka RM, Achuth J, Venkataramana M, Ushakiranmayi M and Sudhakar P (2018) Development of Hybrid IgG-Aptamer Sandwich Immunoassay Platform for Aflatoxin B1 Detection and Its Evaluation Onto Various Field Samples. Front. Pharmacol. 9:271. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00271 Development of Hybrid IgG-Aptamer Sandwich Immunoassay Platform for Aflatoxin B1 Detection and Its E...

A collaborative study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an immunoaffinity column cleanup liquid chromatography (LC) method for determination of aflatoxin B1 in cattle feed at a possible future European regulatory limit (1 ng/g). The test portion was extracted with acetone-water (85 + 15), filtered, diluted with water, and applied to an immunoaffinity column. The column was washed w...