Characterization and Lifetime Dietary Risk Assessment of Eighteen Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids and Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid N-Oxides in New Zealand Honey
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are a large group of botanical toxins of concern, as they are considered genotoxic carcinogens, with long-term dietary exposure presenting an elevated risk of liver cancer. PAs can contaminate honey through honeybees visiting the flowers of PA-containing plant species....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/12/843 |