Adsorptive potential of two natural enterosorbents for removing aflatoxin B₁ under simulated gastric and small intestinal conditions.

ABSTRACT: A viable strategy for addressing the aflatoxin issue using two enterosorbents prepared from marigold petals and guava leaves was validated. The enterosorbents were characterized via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to obtain information about the surface functional groups, microstructure, multi-elemental composition, degree of crystallinity, and phase analysis. The potential of the enterosorbents in decreasing aflatoxin uptake and bioavailability under simulated gastrointestinal conditions (including the replication of chemical and enzymatic factors) was estimated using the isotherm models of Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin-Radus

SUBMITTER: Vazquez-Ortiz TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12037431 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature