
Aflatoxins - Cancer-Causing Substances - NCI
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 …
Aflatoxin: How to Avoid this Common-Food Carcinogen - Dr. Axe
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 …
Aflatoxin - Wikipedia
Aflatoxins are various poisonous carcinogens and mutagens that are produced by certain molds, particularly Aspergillus species mainly by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. …
Aflatoxin Toxicity - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年2月19日 · Aflatoxins are metabolites produced by toxigenic strains of molds, mainly Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, which grow in soil, hay, decaying vegetation, …
Aflatoxins in Food and Feed: An Overview on Prevalence, …
Aflatoxins produced by the Aspergillus species are highly toxic, carcinogenic, and cause severe contamination to food sources, leading to serious health consequences. Contaminations by …
Aflatoxins: History, Significant Milestones, Recent Data on Their ...
For humans, aflatoxins are considered the most important and deleterious mycotoxins. Aflatoxins are among the five most important mycotoxins in agriculture. The numerous effective pre …
Aflatoxin: Symptoms, Poisoning, Limits - Moldpedia
Aflatoxin is a type of mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus molds. Aflatoxin is probably the most well known mycotoxin, besides trichothecene, and the most researched. This is because aflatoxins …
Chronic and Acute Toxicities of Aflatoxins: Mechanisms of Action
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 …
Aflatoxins: Source, Detection, Clinical Features and Prevention
2023年1月9日 · The most potent mycotoxin, aflatoxins are the secondary metabolite produced by fungi, especially Aspergillus, and have been found to be ubiquitous, contaminating cereals, …
Aflatoxin - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Aflatoxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by the fungus Aspergillus and are potent hepatotoxins and carcinogens in the liver. Structurally all aflatoxins contain a coumarin ring …