Determination of aflatoxin contamination in red-scaled, red and black pepper by ELISA and HPLC

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-296

  Colak, Hilal ^a   Bingol, Enver Baris ^a   Hampikyan, Hamparsun ^a   Nazli, Bulent ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aflatoxin B1; ELISA; HPLC; Spices

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; MYCOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BLACK PEPPER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPICE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM; PIPER NIGRUM;

EID: 33751357563     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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