Total aflatoxin, aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin a levels in Turkish wheat flour

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 48-53

  Aydin, Ali ^a   Gunsen, Ugur ^b   Demirel, Salih ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c B Type Food Control Detachment Command   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; ELISA; Ochratoxin A; Total aflatoxin; Turkey; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; OCHRATOXIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOUR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 46249088082     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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