Aflatoxins: Detection, toxicity, and biosynthesis

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585-593

  Do, Jin Hwan ^a   Choi, Dong Kug ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Biosynthesis; ELISA; Fluorescence; Gene regulation; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; CARCINOGEN; DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL HEALTH; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DNA ALKYLATION; DNA BINDING; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FARM ANIMAL; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORESCENCE; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 38349041624     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931073     Document Type: Review

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