aflatoxin
aflatoxin
Definition
af·la·toxin (af′lə täks′in)
noun
any of several toxic or carcinogenic substances produced by a fungus (esp. Aspergillus flavus) found on peanuts, corn, etc.
Etymology: < ModL A(spergillus) fla(vus), species name of the fungus + toxin
aflatoxin
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: The majority of samples contained aflatoxins at low levels which were not of toxicological concern.
- produce: The fungus which produces aflatoxin grows on crops like maize and peanuts when they are stored for long periods in hot climates.
- show: The cooking experiments showed that aflatoxin is not destroyed under domestic cooking conditions ( microwave or heating in gas oven ).
- include: The fungi themselves produce a variety of toxic metabolites, including aflatoxins.
- call: An incapacitating agent called aflatoxin, which produces vomiting and internal bleeding, was manufactured at Baghdad¹s Agricultural and Water Research Center.
Noun used with modifier
- microgram/kg: A separate limit of 0.05 microgram/kg aflatoxin M 1 is applicable in milk and milk products.
Adjective modifier
- total: However, 1 sample was found to be highly contaminated at 29.1 microgram/kg total aflatoxins.
- reduced: The strain of Aspergillus flavus used to reduced aflatoxin in cotton has been found to be defective in aflatoxin synthesis [ 22 ] .
Modifies a noun
- b1: Aspergillus antibody kit ICRISAT has already produced antibodies for aflatoxin B1 found in grain products.
- contamination: Aflatoxin contamination of nuts is probably the most widely known example of these products.
- production: Aflatoxin production is favored by moisture and high temperature.
- level: The Almond Board of California supplied evidence which suggests that sorting and physical processing of almonds consistently reduces aflatoxin levels.
- content: These data indicate clearly that the aflatoxin content in almonds is reduced through sorting, cleaning and other physical treatment.
- pollution: QTL provide the most promising long term protection against aflatoxin crop pollution.
Preposition: in
- food: Q: What are the current UK regulations on aflatoxins in food?
- foodstuff: Regulations to limit the levels of aflatoxins in certain foodstuffs were introduced in the UK at the end of 1992.
- nut: The EC Commission has proposed specific limits for aflatoxins in nuts, dried fruit, cereals, milk and their products.
- spice: Possible EC legislative limits are currently being considered for aflatoxins in certain spices and for ochratoxin A in a variety of foods.
- feed: Further consumer protection is also offered by regulations setting maximum limits for aflatoxins in animal feed.
- product: These Regulations implement a new date of 1 July 2001 to review some of the limits set for aflatoxins in certain food products.
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