Prevention of ochratoxin A contamination of food and ochratoxin A detoxification by microorganisms - a review

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Ochratoxin A is a mycotoxin produced by several fungal species of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium. This mycotoxin is nephrotoxic, immunosupressive, teratogeni, and carcinogenic to animals and has been classified as a possible human carcinogen. Human exposure to ochratoxin A is worldwide. Ochratoxin A occurs in a variety of foods. An ideal method for minimisation of the health risk that this mycotoxin poses is the prevention of food contamination. When the contamination occurs, the hazard associated with the mycotoxin presence in the food must be eliminated. Various microorganisms such as bacteria and microscopic fungi have been tested for their abilities to prevent ochratoxin A contamination or detoxify foods. Biological control by microorganisms is studied widely, therefore the objective of this article is to provide an overview of the recent development in the biological control of ochratoxin A contamination. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Patricia Cicoňová

Other Authors

Anna Laciaková
Dionýz Máté

Document Type

Articles

Physical Description

1 il.

Published in

Czech Journal of Food Sciences. -- ISSN 1212-1800. -- Roč. 28, č. 6 (2010), s. 465-474

Subjects

OCHRATOXINS

MYCOTOXINS

ASPERGILLUS

CARCINOGENS

FOODS

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION

BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION

MOULDS

DETOXIFICATION

DEGRADATION

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

FOOD SAFETY

ochratoxin

mykotoxiny

kropidlák

karcinogenní látky

potraviny

chemická kontaminace

biologická kontaminace

plísně

detoxikace

degradace

biologická ochrana

bezpečnost potravin

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