Molecular Characterisation of Aflatoxigenic and Non-Aflatoxigenic Strains of Aspergillus Section Flavi Isolated from Imported Peanuts along the Supply Chain in Malaysia.
Peanuts are widely consumed in many local dishes in Southeast Asian countries, especially in Malaysia which is one of the major peanut-importing countries in this region. Therefore, Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxin contamination in peanuts during storage are becoming major concerns due to the tropical weather in this region that favours the growth of aflatoxigenic fungi. The present study thus aimed […]
Inhibitory Effect of Volatiles Emitted from Alcaligenes faecalis N1-4 on Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxins in Storage.
Controlling aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxins (AFs) in grains and food during storage is a great challenge to humans worldwide. Alcaligenes faecalis N1-4 isolated from tea rhizosphere soil can produce abundant antifungal volatiles, and greatly inhibited the growth of A. flavus in un-contacted face-to-face dual culture testing. Gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry revealed that dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) and methyl isovalerate (MI) […]
Using Disease-Burden Method to Evaluate the Strategies for Reduction of Aflatoxin Exposure in Peanuts.
Aflatoxin is a fungal secondary metabolite with high toxicity that is capable of contaminating various types of food crops. It has been identified as a Group 1 human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Chronic aflatoxin exposure has caused worldwide concern as a matter of public food safety. Peanuts and peanut products are the […]
Identification of fungi-contaminated peanuts using hyperspectral imaging technology and joint sparse representation model.
Peanuts with fungal contamination may contain aflatoxin, a highly carcinogenic substance. We propose the use of hyperspectral imaging to quickly and noninvasively identify fungi-contaminated peanuts. The spectral data and spatial information of hyperspectral images were exploited to improve identification accuracy. In addition, successive projection was adopted to select the bands sensitive to fungal contamination. Furthermore, the joint […]
Comprehensive comparison of multiple quantitative near‐infrared spectroscopy models for Aspergillus flavus contamination detection in peanut.
BACKGROUND: Aspergillus flavus is a major pollutant in moldy peanuts, and it has a great influence on the taste of food. The secondary metabolites of Aspergillus flavus, including aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and aflatoxin B2 (AFB2), are highly toxic and can expose humans to high risk. Total molds count (TMC) is an important index to determine […]
The effects of different packaging materials, temperatures and water activities to control aflatoxin B1 production by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus in stored peanuts.
Aflatoxins (AFs) are secondary metabolites produced by aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus, the most toxic being aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). The purpose of the present work was to investigate the effects of industrial-grade packaging materials (low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene-laminated aluminium); temperatures (25 °C, 30 °C); and water activities (0.74 a w, 0.85 a w) on AFB1production by A. flavus and A. parasiticus in stored peanut kernels. Commercially-obtained […]
Inhibition of Aflatoxin Formation in Aspergillus Species by Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Seed Stilbenoids in the Course of Peanut-Fungus Interaction.
Common soil fungi, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, are opportunistic pathogens that invade preharvest peanut seeds. These fungi often produce carcinogenic aflatoxins that pose a threat to human and animal health through food chains and cause significant economic losses worldwide. Detection of aflatoxins and further processing of crops are mandated to ensure that contaminated agricultural […]
Development of a chemiluminescent aptasensor for ultrasensitive and selective detection of aflatoxin B1 in peanut and milk.
More and more attention about food safety leads to a research hotspot to develop new detection methods for food contaminant. To address the problems of serious interference and low sensitivity, a chemiluminescent aptasensor for the detection of aflatoxin B1(AFB1) in food was developed in this paper. It is based on horseradish peroxidase (HRP) catalyze the […]
Application of Multiplexing Fiber Optic Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Detection of Aflatoxin B1 Contaminated Pistachio Kernels.
To explore the effect of signal acquisition way on screening ability, the multiplexing fiber optic laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy (LIFS) system with one-, two- and three-probe, were employed respectively to detect artificially aflatoxin B1 (AFB1, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 50 ppb) contaminated 300 pistachio kernels in this study. Compared to one- and two-probe modes, highest accuracy […]
EXPRESS: Use of Visible–Near-Infrared (Vis–NIR) Spectroscopy to Detect Aflatoxin B1 on Peanut Kernels.
Current methods for detecting aflatoxin contamination of agricultural and food commodities are generally based on wet chemical analyses, which are time-consuming, destructive to test samples, and require skilled personnel to perform, making them impossible for large-scale nondestructive screening and on-site detection. In this study, we utilized visible-near-infrared (Vis-NIR) spectroscopy over the spectral range of 400-2500 nm […]