In Vivo Assessment of Zearalenone Toxicity
The microscopic filamentous fungi of the genus Fusarium are capable of producing secondary metabolites—mycotoxins. Fusarium fungi synthesize trichothecenes, zearalenone (ZEA) and fumonisins under appropriate environmental conditions. In this biological experiment, we studied the effects of zearaleno...
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| author | Harčárová M. Čonková E. Proškovcová M. Falis M. |
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| description | The microscopic filamentous fungi of the genus Fusarium are capable of producing secondary metabolites—mycotoxins. Fusarium fungi synthesize trichothecenes, zearalenone (ZEA) and fumonisins under appropriate environmental conditions. In this biological experiment, we studied the effects of zearalenone on a model organism called Artemia franciscana. During the three-day in vivo tests, we used five different concentrations of zearalenone (0.08 ppm, 0.4 ppm, 2 ppm, 10 ppm and 50 ppm). The results of this study showed that as the zearalenone concentration and the duration of the mycotoxin exposure increased, the lethality of artemia also increased. Our study showed that the toxicity of zearalenone to Artemia franciscana was relatively low. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48aaa1b9ba164730be840030adf049172022-12-21T20:03:39ZengSciendoFolia Veterinaria2453-78372020-06-01642606510.2478/fv-2020-0018fv-2020-0018In Vivo Assessment of Zearalenone ToxicityHarčárová M.0Čonková E.1Proškovcová M.2Falis M.3Institute of nutrition, dietetics and feed productionInstitute of pharmacologyInstitute of pharmacologyInstitute of toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81KošiceSlovakiaThe microscopic filamentous fungi of the genus Fusarium are capable of producing secondary metabolites—mycotoxins. Fusarium fungi synthesize trichothecenes, zearalenone (ZEA) and fumonisins under appropriate environmental conditions. In this biological experiment, we studied the effects of zearalenone on a model organism called Artemia franciscana. During the three-day in vivo tests, we used five different concentrations of zearalenone (0.08 ppm, 0.4 ppm, 2 ppm, 10 ppm and 50 ppm). The results of this study showed that as the zearalenone concentration and the duration of the mycotoxin exposure increased, the lethality of artemia also increased. Our study showed that the toxicity of zearalenone to Artemia franciscana was relatively low.https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2020-0018artemia franciscanain vivotoxicityzearalenone |
| spellingShingle | Harčárová M. Čonková E. Proškovcová M. Falis M. In Vivo Assessment of Zearalenone Toxicity Folia Veterinaria artemia franciscana in vivo toxicity zearalenone |
| title | In Vivo Assessment of Zearalenone Toxicity |
| title_full | In Vivo Assessment of Zearalenone Toxicity |
| title_fullStr | In Vivo Assessment of Zearalenone Toxicity |
| title_full_unstemmed | In Vivo Assessment of Zearalenone Toxicity |
| title_short | In Vivo Assessment of Zearalenone Toxicity |
| title_sort | in vivo assessment of zearalenone toxicity |
| topic | artemia franciscana in vivo toxicity zearalenone |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2020-0018 |
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