Fumonisin in tortillas produced in small-scale facilities and effect of traditional masa production methods on this mycotoxin

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 4432-4437

  De La Campa, Regina ^a   Miller, J David ^a,c   Hendricks, Kate ^b,d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c Medical Institute of Health ^*  (Canada)

^d Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline hydrolysis; Corn; Fumonisin B1; Nixtamalization; Tortillas

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; FUMONISIN B1;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORN; FOOD; FOOD PROCESSING; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; INOCULATION; LIQUID; MEXICO; MYCOTOXICOSIS; NIXTAMALIZATION PROCESS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS MONITORING; REDUCTION; SEED KERNEL; SOLID; TIME; TORTILLA; UNITED STATES;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLOUR; FOOD HANDLING; FUMONISINS; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDES; ZEA MAYS;

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; TETRAGASTRIS BALSAMIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3142546856     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf035160j     Document Type: Article

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