Microbial Degradation of Aflatoxin (original) (raw)

Recent Advances in Microbial Degradation, 2021

Abstract

Aflatoxins are low-molecular-weight lipophilic compounds widely distributed in nature. Long-term aflatoxin exposure can lead to several consequences, including carcinogenic effect and it can affect all body systems, causing immune system dysfunction and impaired growth in humans. The literature describes 20 types of aflatoxins. Diseases caused by the consumption of aflatoxin are known as aflatoxicosis. Seeds that suffer stress, such as prolonged drought, short irrigation time, damage caused by insects, and use of seeds in areas that do not favor their cultivation, have high rates of contamination by fungi that produce aflatoxins, such as Fusarium and Aspergillus. Post-harvest contamination occurs worldwide where there are environmental conditions for the proliferation of aflatoxicogenic fungi, such as inadequate storage, improper drying of grains, and plant species not adapted to the climate. An alternative that has been growing in the recent years is the use of microorganisms for d...

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