Mycotoxigenic moulds and mycotoxins in flours consumed in Turkey

DEMİREL R., YILMAZ SARIÖZLÜ N.

JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, cilt.94, sa.8, ss.1577-1584, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 94 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jsfa.6460
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1577-1584
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: flour, Aspergillus, Penicillium, aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, IMMUNOAFFINITY COLUMN CLEANUP, OCHRATOXIN-A, AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION, CORN SAMPLES, WHEAT-FLOUR, MYCOBIOTA, PRODUCTS, BUTTER, FUNGI, WINE
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUNDAflatoxins (AFs) and ochratoxin A (OTA) are metabolites produced by several fungi of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium and have been found to contaminate human foods and animal feeds. The aim of this study was to investigate the abundance and diversity of total microfungi and mycotoxigenic fungi in 25 samples of different grain-based flours from four regions of Turkey (Thrace and Central, Northwest and West Anatolia) and to evaluate the level of AF and OTA contamination. Microscopic and polymerase chain reaction analyses were used to identify fungi, while high-performance liquid chromatography was used for the detection of AFs and OTA.