Toxicity, Mitigation and Chemical Analysis of Aflatoxins and Other Toxic Metabolites Produced by Aspergillus
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Mycotoxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 184
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fungal secondary metabolites; biosynthesis; host-pathogen interactions; chemical ecology; aflatoxins
Interests: host plant resistance; aflatoxins; biotechnology; molecular breeding; pre-& post-harvest contamination; maize; cotton; peanuts
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aflatoxin-producing fungi from Aspergillus species infect and contaminate food and feed crops. Although aflatoxins are highly regulated, contamination of the food supply is still a global concern. In addition to aflatoxins, Aspergillus fungi produce many other secondary metabolites, which are currently unregulated. Several of these metabolites are known to be toxic, yet the toxicity and function of the majority of Aspergillus-produced metabolites are largely unknown.
This Special Issue of Toxins aims to highlight regulated and unregulated toxins and other metabolites produced by Aspergillus spp., alongside methods to mitigate these metabolites in the food supply. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel aflatoxin detection and mitigation strategies.
- Methods to detect and analyze non-regulated toxins and other Aspergillus
- Toxicity and co-toxicity studies focusing on aflatoxin and/or other Aspergillus toxins including cyclopiazonic acid, aflatrem, aspergillic acid, etc.
- The identification of new Aspergillus metabolites and their potential biological roles.
- Survey data for unregulated Aspergillus toxins in food and feed crops and/or commercial products.
Dr. Matthew Lebar
Dr. Kanniah Rajasekaran
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aflatoxin
- Aspergillus
- secondary metabolites
- non-regulated toxins
- mitigation
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