Physical Methods for Reduction of Aflatoxins Exposure in Groundnuts in Some Low-Income Countries: A Review.
Aflatoxin (AF) is a powerful carcinogen primarily produced by some strains of the fungus Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, which frequently infest nuts and cereal crops. Groundnuts are among the most widely studied substrates of Aspergillus spp., growth and AF contamination. Aflatoxin...
| Publicado en: | Current Research in Nutrition & Food Science Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 504 - 519 |
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Current Research in Nutrition & Food Science
Aug2023
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