Degradation of aflatoxin B₁ from naturally contaminated maize using the edible fungus Pleurotus ostreatus.

ABSTRACT: Aflatoxins are highly carcinogenic secondary metabolites that can contaminate approximately 25% of crops and that cause or exacerbate multiple adverse health conditions, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia. Regulation and decontamination of aflatoxins in high exposure areas is lacking. Biological detoxification methods are promising because they are assumed to be cheaper and more environmentally friendly compared to chemical alternatives. White-rot fungi produce non-specific enzymes that are known to degrade aflatoxin in in situ and ex situ experiments. The aims of this study were to (1) decontaminate aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) in naturally contaminated maize with the edible, white-rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) using a solid-state

SUBMITTER: Jackson LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5457385 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature