Aflatoxins are various poisonous carcinogens and mutagens that are produced by certain molds, particularly Aspergillus species mainly by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. According to the USDA, "They are probably the best known and …

2024年4月18日 · Aflatoxin is a type of mold that is considered a human carcinogen. It’s found in certain commonly eaten foods, including peanuts, peanut butter and corn, and is most harmful in parts of the world where people consume large amount of these foods, such as Asia and Africa.

2018年12月28日 · Learn about aflatoxins, a family of toxins associated with an increased risk of liver cancer. Aflatoxins are produced by certain fungi found on agricultural crops such as maize (corn), peanuts, cottonseed, and tree nuts.

黃麴毒素 （英語： Aflatoxin），也稱作 黃麴黴素 、 黄曲霉毒素，是一種有強烈生物 毒性 的 化合物，常由 黄曲霉 及 寄生麴黴 等另外几种黴菌在 黴變 的 穀物 中產生，如 大米 、 豆 類、 花生 等，是目前為止最強的 致癌物質 [1]。 加熱至280 ℃ 以上才開始分解，所以一般的加熱不易破壞其結構。 進入體內后，黃麴毒素主要在 肝臟 內代謝，產生活性 環氧化 中間產物或 羥基化，最終生成毒性較低的黃麴毒素M 1[2]。 自然界中至少存在14種黃麴毒素 [3]，主要有B1、B2、G1與G2 …

Aflatoxins are naturally occurring mycotoxins that are well documented hepatocarcinogens in humans (IARC, 1993, 2002; Gomaa et al., 2008). At least 13 different types of aflatoxin are found naturally. Aflatoxin B1 is considered the most potent of the aflatoxins and is produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus.

2024年3月15日 · Aflatoxins (AFs) are toxic secondary metabolites prevalent in various food and agricultural products, posing significant challenges to global food safety. The detection and quantification of AFs through high-precision analytical techniques are crucial in mitigating AF contamination levels and associated health risks.

Aflatoxins pose acutely toxic, teratogenic, immunosuppressive, carcinogenic, and teratogenic effects. Besides food insecurity and human health, aflatoxins affect humanity at different levels, such as social, economical, and political. Great emphasis is placed on aflatoxin mitigation using biocontrol methods.

Here, the chemistry and biosynthesis process of the mycotoxins is discussed in brief along with their occurrence, and the health hazards to humans and livestock. This review focuses on resources, production, detection and control measures of aflatoxins to …

Aflatoxins are the mycotoxins of the greatest concern to food safety due to their wide distribution in foods and feeds and their high toxicities. Since their discovery, aflatoxins have been associated with liver cancer, with peanut, maize and their derivatives being the main vehicles.

2019年2月28日 · Aflatoxins are toxic metabolites produced by certain fungi in/on foods and feeds. They are probably the best known and most intensively researched mycotoxins in the world. Aflatoxins have been associated with various diseases, such as aflatoxicosis, in livestock, domestic animals and humans throughout the world.