Chapter 12 Mycotoxins

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses two classes of mycotoxins: major and minor. In the class, aflatoxins, ochratoxins, trichothecenes, fumonisins (FBs), patulin, zearalenone concern human animal health, whereas in minor ergot alkaloids, citrinin, cyclopiazonic acid, sterigmatocystin, moniliformin, gliotoxin, citreoviridin, tremorgenic mycotoxins, penicillic roquefortine, 3-nitropropionic fusaproliferin are noteworthy. The highlights health effects analytical methods mycotoxins. impact on derived from interaction between mycotoxins biosystems can range acute to chronic effects, it be various sources exposure—namely, dermal contact, inhalation, consumption contaminated food. Monitoring, exposure assessment, official control issue, quality at production, research activities that require appropriate methods. Decontamination procedures for reducing or eliminating presence food products have not yet been standardized worldwide because related high costs and, some cases, lack feasibility effective results. However, chemical, biological, physical treatments known mycotoxin content