Mycobiota, aflatoxins and cyclopiazonic acid in stored peanut cultivars

Food Research International

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 380-386

  Zorzete, Patrícia ^a   Baquião, Arianne C ^a   Atayde, Danielle D ^a   Reis, Tatiana A ^a   Gonçalez, Edlayne ^b   Corrêa, Benedito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Arachis hypogaea; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Cyclopiazonic acid; Mycobiota

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; MYCOBIOTA;

AFLATOXINS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OILSEEDS;

ASPERGILLUS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MYCOTA; PENICILLIUM; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 84876740115     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.03.029     Document Type: Article

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