Aflatoxins, patulin and ergosterol contents of dried figs in Turkey

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 502-508

  Karaca, H ^a   Nas, S ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Dried figs; Ergosterol; Ficus carica; Mycotoxins; Patulin

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ERGOSTEROL; PATULIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FIG; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PROCESSING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXINS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ERGOSTEROL; FICUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; PATULIN; TURKEY;

FICUS CARICA;

EID: 33646411257     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030600550739     Document Type: Article

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