A comprehensive study to explore differences in mycotoxin patterns from agro-ecological regions through maize, peanut, and cassava products: A case study, cameroon

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 4789-4797

  Njumbe Ediage, Emmanuel ^a   Hell, Kerstin ^b   De Saeger, Sarah ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

Author keywords

aflatoxin; Africa; feremented cassava; fumonisin; mass spectrometry; ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OILSEEDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOXICITY; AFLATOXINS;

AFRICA; AGRO-ECOLOGICAL REGIONS; DEOXYNIVALENOL; FEREMENTED CASSAVA; FUMONISIN; OCHRATOXIN A; ROQUEFORTINE; STUDY DESIGN;

AFLATOXINS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

MYCOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MAIZE; MANIHOT; MICROBIOLOGY; PEANUT; VEGETABLE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CAMEROON; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MANIHOT; MYCOTOXINS; VEGETABLES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84901271647     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf501710u     Document Type: Article

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