Cultural methods for aflatoxin detection

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 295-315

  Abbas, Hamed K ^a   Shier, W T ^b   Horn, B W ^c   Weaver, M A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PEANUT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. parasiticus; Aflatoxin; Ammonium; Aspergillus flavus; Chemical methods; Cultural methods; Cyclodextrin; ELISA; Fluorescence; HPLC; Mycotoxin; TLC

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AMMONIA; ANTHRAQUINONE; BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; CYCLODEXTRIN; INDICATOR;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI;

EID: 5344241224     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TXR-200027854     Document Type: Review

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