Production of patulin and cytochalasin E by Aspergillus clavatus during malting of barley and wheat

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-136

  Lopez Diaz, Teresa M ^b   Flannigan, B ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus clavatus; Cytochalasin E; Patulin

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN E; ERGOSTEROL; PATULIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BARLEY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; WHEAT;

ASPERGILLUS; CEREALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CYTOCHALASINS; ERGOSTEROL; FOOD HANDLING; HORDEUM; MYCOTOXINS; PATULIN; TRITICUM;

ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030889569     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01211-1     Document Type: Article

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