The Existing Methods and Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins’ Detection
Mycotoxins represent a wide range of secondary, naturally occurring and practically unavoidable fungal metabolites. They contaminate various agricultural commodities like cereals, maize, peanuts, fruits, and feed at any stage in pre- or post-harvest conditions. Consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated...
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| author | Edyta Janik Marcin Niemcewicz Marcin Podogrocki Michal Ceremuga Leslaw Gorniak Maksymilian Stela Michal Bijak |
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| description | Mycotoxins represent a wide range of secondary, naturally occurring and practically unavoidable fungal metabolites. They contaminate various agricultural commodities like cereals, maize, peanuts, fruits, and feed at any stage in pre- or post-harvest conditions. Consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated food and feed can cause acute or chronic toxicity in human and animals. The risk that is posed to public health have prompted the need to develop methods of analysis and detection of mycotoxins in food products. Mycotoxins wide range of structural diversity, high chemical stability, and low concentrations in tested samples require robust, effective, and comprehensible detection methods. This review summarizes current methods, such as chromatographic and immunochemical techniques, as well as novel, alternative approaches like biosensors, electronic noses, or molecularly imprinted polymers that have been successfully applied in detection and identification of various mycotoxins in food commodities. In order to highlight the significance of sampling and sample treatment in the analytical process, these steps have been comprehensively described. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52bb3182ec794385a45a4a4b534608ea2023-11-22T02:18:01ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-06-012613398110.3390/molecules26133981The Existing Methods and Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins’ DetectionEdyta Janik0Marcin Niemcewicz1Marcin Podogrocki2Michal Ceremuga3Leslaw Gorniak4Maksymilian Stela5Michal Bijak6Biohazard Prevention Centre, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, PolandBiohazard Prevention Centre, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, PolandBiohazard Prevention Centre, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, PolandMilitary Institute of Armament Technology, Prymasa Stefana Wyszyńskiego 7, 05-220 Zielonka, PolandBiohazard Prevention Centre, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, PolandCBRN Reconnaissance and Decontamination Department, Military Institute of Chemistry and Radiometry, Antoniego Chrusciela “Montera” 105, 00-910 Warsaw, PolandBiohazard Prevention Centre, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, PolandMycotoxins represent a wide range of secondary, naturally occurring and practically unavoidable fungal metabolites. They contaminate various agricultural commodities like cereals, maize, peanuts, fruits, and feed at any stage in pre- or post-harvest conditions. Consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated food and feed can cause acute or chronic toxicity in human and animals. The risk that is posed to public health have prompted the need to develop methods of analysis and detection of mycotoxins in food products. Mycotoxins wide range of structural diversity, high chemical stability, and low concentrations in tested samples require robust, effective, and comprehensible detection methods. This review summarizes current methods, such as chromatographic and immunochemical techniques, as well as novel, alternative approaches like biosensors, electronic noses, or molecularly imprinted polymers that have been successfully applied in detection and identification of various mycotoxins in food commodities. In order to highlight the significance of sampling and sample treatment in the analytical process, these steps have been comprehensively described.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/13/3981mycotoxinshuman healthchemical analysisanalitycal methodsfood safety |
| spellingShingle | Edyta Janik Marcin Niemcewicz Marcin Podogrocki Michal Ceremuga Leslaw Gorniak Maksymilian Stela Michal Bijak The Existing Methods and Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins’ Detection Molecules mycotoxins human health chemical analysis analitycal methods food safety |
| title | The Existing Methods and Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins’ Detection |
| title_full | The Existing Methods and Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins’ Detection |
| title_fullStr | The Existing Methods and Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins’ Detection |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Existing Methods and Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins’ Detection |
| title_short | The Existing Methods and Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins’ Detection |
| title_sort | existing methods and novel approaches in mycotoxins detection |
| topic | mycotoxins human health chemical analysis analitycal methods food safety |
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