Publications
| the effect of enhanced carotenoid content of transgenic maize grain on fungal colonization and mycotoxin content. | novel strategies that address vitamin a deficiency have been developed, such as high-carotenoid maize, a biofortified transgenic maize line rich in carotenoids generated by genetic transformation. the south african white maize inbred (m37w), which is devoid of carotenoids, was engineered to accumulate high levels of β-carotene (provitamin a), lutein, and zeaxanthin. maize seeds contaminated with fumonisins and other mycotoxins pose a serious threat to both humans and livestock. during three cons ... | 2016 | 27522218 |
| occurrence of fumonisins in catalonia (spain) and an exposure assessment of specific population groups. | fumonisin b(1) (fb(1)) and b(2) (fb(2)) are mycotoxins produced by fusarium verticillioides and f. proliferatum and common contaminants of cereal crops. the objectives of this study were to (1) study the occurrence of fumonisins in catalonia (north-eastern region of spain) and (2) assess the exposure of the catalonian population to these mycotoxins. contamination data was provided by a wide survey where 928 individual samples were pooled to analyse 370 composite samples. fumonisins were extracte ... | 2011 | 22273497 |