Detection of aflatoxins in capsicum spice using an electrochemical immunosensor

Analytical Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2344-2353

  Pohanka, Miroslav ^a,b   Malir, Frantisek ^c,d   Roubal, Tomas ^c,d   Kuca, Kamil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^c Zdravotniho ustavu se sidlem v Ostrave   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

AFB; Aflatoxin; Assay; Biosensor; Electrochemical; Mycotoxin

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM;

EID: 55749090487     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710802350518     Document Type: Article

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