Abstract

Aflatoxins Risk: Current situation and biological detoxification

Author(s): Sara Malekinezhad, Maryam Maleki, Ali Mohamadi Sani

Aflatoxins (AFs) belong to the group of mycotoxins. AFs are a group of highly toxic products of Aspergillus flavus, A.parasiticus and A.nomius and have carcinogenic and teratogenic effects to livestock and human. Thismycotoxin can also cause DNAdamage, genemutation, chromosomal anomalies and cell transformation inmammalians cells in vitro. Different studies has been done to detect this toxins and different researches for detoxification. This article reviews the risks, some studies on current situation of AFs contamination and also some reports on detoxification (including physical and biological methods) of AFs in foods in Iran.