Fumonisins in Food

by Jackson, Lauren S.; Devries, Jonathan W.; Bullerman, Lloyd B.

• ISBN13: 9780306452161
• ISBN10: 0306452162
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-02-29
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

Proceedings from the American Chemical Society Symposium held on April 2-7, 1995, in Anaheim, California. Fungal toxin research for toxicologists, biologists, and chemists. 117 international contributors.

Table of Contents

Fumonisins: History, World-Wide Occurrence and Impact	p. 1
Occurrence of Fumonisins in the U.S. Food Supply	p. 19
Occurrence of Fusarium and Fumonisins on Food Grains and in Foods	p. 27
Occurrence and Fate of Fumonisins in Beef	p. 39
Analytical Determination of Fumonisins and other Metabolites Produced by Fusarium moniliforme and Related Species on Corn	p. 57
Quantitation and Identification of Fumonisins by Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry	p. 65
NMR Structural Studies of Fumonisin B[subscript 1] and Related Compounds from Fusarium moniliforme	p. 75
Determination of Underivatized Fumonisin B[subscript 1] and Related Compounds by HPLC	p. 93
Analysis of Fumonisin B[subscript 1] in Corn by Capillary Electrophoresis	p. 105
Isolation and Purification of Fumonisin B[subscript 1] and B[subscript 2] from Rice Culture	p. 113
Immunochemical Methods for Fumonisins	p. 123
Fumonisins Veratox: A New Rapid Quantitative ELISA for Determination of Fumonisin in Food and Feed	p. 135
The Reliability and Significance of Analytical Data on the Natural Occurrence of Fumonisins in Food	p. 145
Introductory Biology of Fusarium moniliforme	p. 153
Genetic and Biochemical Aspects of Fumonisin Production	p. 165
Fusaric Acid and Pathogenic Interactions of Corn and Non-Corn Isolates of Fusarium moniliforme, a Nonobligate Pathogen of Corn	p. 175
Fumonisins in Maize Genotypes Grown in Various Geographic Areas	p. 193
Liquid Culture Methods for the Production of Fumonisin	p. 205
Biosynthesis of Fumonisin and AAL Derivatives by Alternaria and Fusarium in Laboratory Culture	p. 213
Fumonisin Toxicity and Metabolism Studies at the USDA: Fumonisin Toxicity and Metabolism	p. 225
The Mycotoxin Fumonisin Induces Apoptosis in Cultured Human Cells and in Livers and Kidneys of Rats	p. 237
Fumonisin B[subscript 1] Toxicity in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats	p. 251
Biological Fate of Fumonisin B[subscript 1] in Food-Producing Animals	p. 265
Hepatotoxicity and -Carcinogenicity of the Fumonisins in Rats: A Review Regarding Mechanistic Implications for Establishing Risk in Humans	p. 279
Fumonisin Toxicity and Sphingolipid Biosynthesis	p. 297
Chemistry and Biological Activity of AAL Toxins	p. 307
Distribution of Fumonisins in Food and Feed Products Prepared From Contaminated Corn	p. 317
Effect of Processing on Fumonisin Content of Corn	p. 323
Reduction of Risks Associated with Fumonisin Contamination in Corn	p. 335
Effect of Thermal Processing on the Stability of Fumonisins	p. 345
Regulatory Aspects of Fumonisins in the United States	p. 355
Regulatory Aspects of Fumonisins with Respect to Animal Feed: Animal Derived Residues in Foods	p. 363
Approaches to the Risk Assessment of Fumonisins in Corn-Based Foods in Canada	p. 369
Index	p. 395
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