Mycotoxins Technical Articles
Article published the January 27, 2022:
1. IntroductionMycotoxins are toxic compounds produced as secondary metabolites by certain groups of fungi during their growth in food and feed products, which can lead to several toxic effects in animals and h...
Article published the January 27, 2022:
Article published the January 20, 2022:
1. IntroductionMycotoxins are low molecular weight compounds produced as secondary metabolites by filamentous fungi contaminating crops in the field or warehouses when environmental conditions of temperature an...
Article published the January 18, 2022:
1. IntroductionMycotoxins are secondary toxic metabolites produced by filamentous fungi which, even at low concentrations, represent an important danger for both animal and human health [1,2]. Currently, over 3...
Article published the January 18, 2022:
1. IntroductionThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimated that 25% of the cereal production is contaminated by mycotoxins [1]. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)—the major secondary meta...
Article published the January 18, 2022:
1 IntroductionMycotoxins are secondary products of fungal metabolism, with a high capacity to cause damage to human and animal health (Bennett & Klich, 2003).Fungi can naturally proliferate in food and are ...
Article published the January 18, 2022:
1. Rumen protects dairy cows against mycotoxins… only partiallyMycotoxins are toxic metabolites, produced by fungi, that can develop in grains and forages. The most well-known and probably the most feare...
Article published the December 22, 2021:
The purple race of Zea mays L. is a native plant from America. It was one of the main foodstuffs of indigenous peoples in the pre-Columbian era, and several medicinal properties have been attributed to it; henc...
Article published the December 17, 2021:
IntroductionMycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by some filamentous fungi that grow naturally in many commodities around the world [1,2]. In Brazil, contamination of substrates by mycotoxigenic ...
Article published the December 17, 2021: