Mycotoxins Technical Articles
Article published the January 9, 2019:
INTRODUCTION
Aflatoxins are defined as difuranocyclopentanocumarines / difuranopentanolidocumarines this contains a dihydrofuran or a tetrahydrofuran ring. One of the most important effects of post harvest d...
Article published the January 3, 2019:
The longevity of seeds in storage is highly sensitive to their moisture content (MC) and temperature (Ellis and Roberts, 1981). In general, the duration of seed viability (germination capacity) in storage is re...
Article published the December 10, 2018:
“25% of the world's crops are affected by Mycotoxins”.
The Food and Agriculture Organization has estimated that 25% of the world's crops are affected by Mycotoxins. They are secondary metabolite/...
Article published the December 4, 2018:
The presence of mycotoxins in feed and foodstuffs is an important concern for human and animal health. Aspergillus, Fusarium and Claviceps species of fungi are ubiquitous in nature and under ideal conditions, o...
Article published the December 4, 2018:
In the last 30 years it has become clearer that commonly occurring fungi growing in foods and feeds may produce toxins, known as mycotoxins. These toxins have been responsible for major epidemics in man and ani...
Article published the December 4, 2018:
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by microfungi that are capable of causing disease and death in humans and other animals. Because of their pharmacological activity, some mycotoxins or mycotoxin der...
Article published the December 3, 2018:
1. Introduction
1.1. Arguments Scheme of the Paper
In Figure 1 a graphical abstract is provided in order to facilitate the understanding of the article and its storyline.
1.2. The Global Context: Pro...
Article published the December 3, 2018:
1. Introducción
Chitin (C8H13O5N)n) is a long-chain polymer of a N-acetylglucosamine (Figure 1(a)), a derivative of glucose, and is found in many places globally. It is the main component of the cell wa...
Article published the November 8, 2018:
Research on compounds derived from microbial sources has been of great importance due to the broad structural diversity and the variety of biological activities reported for this type of molecules (1), such as ...
Article published the November 8, 2018: