Current understanding on aflatoxin biosynthesis and future perspective in reducing aflatoxin contamination

Toxins

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1024-1057

  Yu, Jiujiang ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Aspergillus flavus; Biocontrol; Food contaminants; Gene cluster; Gene regulation; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

5' HYDROXYAVERANTIN; ACETIC ACID; ACID; AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; AFLATOXIN M1; AFLATOXIN M2; AVERANTIN; AVERUFIN; CARBON; DIHYDRO O METHYLSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; DIHYDRONORSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; DIHYDROSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; MYCOTOXIN; NORSOLORINIC ACID; NORSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; O METHYLSTERIGMATOCYSTIN; OXOAVERANTIN; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERSICOLORIN A; VERSICOLORIN B; VERSICONAL; VERSICONAL ACETATE HEMIACETAL;

AFLA GENE; AFLC GENE; AFLD GENE; AFLE GENE; AFLF GENE; AFLS GENE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH; PLANT BREEDING; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VEA GENE;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

EID: 84870529846     PISSN: 20726651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins4111024     Document Type: Review

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