Open AccessInfluence of UV irradiation on the aflatoxin production capability of Aspergillus spp. Isolated from contaminated Arachis hypogea L.
Author(s) -
Parul Bishnoi,
Harish Chandra,
S. V. S. Chauhan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environment conservation journal/environment conservation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-5124
pISSN - 0972-3099
DOI - 10.36953/ecj.2013.141204
Subject(s) - aflatoxin , aspergillus flavus , arachis , aspergillus , contamination , food science , carcinogen , aspergillus parasiticus , biology , mycotoxin , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , biochemistry , ecology
Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites of fungi such as Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. The fungi occur in a variety of foodstuffs and feed intended for both livestock and human consumption. Aflatoxins produced are potent mutagens and are suspected human carcinogen. During the past two decades several chromatographic and other methods have been developed for identification as well as quantitative determination of aflatoxins in agricultural and food products. An enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) was used for the determination of total aflatoxin production in peanut sample and fungal strains after UV irradiation. A. flavus ITCC 1717 and isolated strains were irradiated with different interval of time standard strain and isolated A. flavus showed almost similar pattern of reduction, at 12 hr the maximum reduction 98.3% and 97% respectively was obtained.