mycotoxin
mycotoxin
Definition
myco·toxin (mī′kō täks′in, -kə-)
noun
a toxin produced by a fungus
mycotoxin
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- produce: OA is a mycotoxin produced by certain naturally occurring molds which grow on a number of common foodstuffs.
- cover: A MAFF Food Sense booklet Natural Toxicants in our Food covers mycotoxins and offers advice on avoiding risks from contaminated foods.
- reduce: More Advice for wheat farmers published Tuesday 20 June 2006 The Agency has published advice to help farmers reduce fusarium mycotoxins in wheat.
- contain: So even if you remove mold from food, it might still contain mycotoxins.
Preposition: in
- food: These limits would restrict levels of these mycotoxins in certain foods.
- cereal: More Managing fusarium mycotoxin risk The Agency is currently developing a Code of Practice to reduce fusarium mycotoxins in cereals.
- grain: It covers symptoms, disease cycle, mycotoxins in scabby grain, seedling blight phase of scab, and control methods.
- wheat: More Advice for wheat farmers published Tuesday 20 June 2006 The Agency has published advice to help farmers reduce fusarium mycotoxins in wheat.
- crop: The Conference will include discussions on prevention and control of mycotoxins in staple African crops such as maize, groundnuts and dried fruits.
Adjective modifier
- other: Fumonisin and some other mycotoxins are highly toxic, causing fatal diseases in livestock that eat infected corn and esophageal cancer in humans.
- increased: ISIS Press Release 23/11/04 Increased Mycotoxins in Organic Produce?
- fungal: For example, fungal mycotoxins could develop, which could harm the cow's health.
- specific: Many countries regulate specific mycotoxins and most countries try to limit exposure to the toxins [ 1 ] .
Modifies a noun
- contamination: From these, FAO conclude, " it cannot be concluded organic farming leads to an increased risk of mycotoxin contamination " .
- production: I believed the problem had been associated with fungal contamination of feed and mycotoxin production.
- level: The effect of processing on mycotoxin levels needs to be studied further to provide sufficient data to support any future separate regulatory limits.
- control: Mycotoxin control is important where mycotoxins are a trigger.
- poisoning: Thousands of people in developing countries die annually from mycotoxin poisoning.
- patulin: For example we are studying reactions of the mycotoxin patulin which, in certain circumstances, can contaminate food.
Noun used with modifier
- fusarium: More Advice for wheat farmers published Tuesday 20 June 2006 The Agency has published advice to help farmers reduce fusarium mycotoxins in wheat.
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