Mycoflora and natural occurrence of aflatoxin, cyclopiazonic acid, fumonisin and ochratoxin A in dried figs

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-286

  Heperkan, D ^a   Güler, F Karbancioglu ^a   Oktay, H I ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Chromatographic analysis; Dried fruit; Fumonisins; Fungi; HPLC; Mycology; Ochratoxin a

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLDS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ASPERGILLUS SECTION FLAVI; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; DRIED FRUITS; FUMONISINS; FUNGAL ISOLATES; HPLC; MOLECULAR METHODS; OCHRATOXIN A;

AFLATOXINS;

AFLATOXIN; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; FUMONISIN; OCHRATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ACULEATUS; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS FEOTIDUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; FIG; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PENICILLIUM COMMUNE; PENICILLIUM FUNICULOSUM; PENICILLIUM PURPUROGENUM; PENICILLIUM SOLITUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 84857414847     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.597037     Document Type: Article

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