Author:Stoev, SD; Denev, S; Dutton, MF; Njobeh, PB; Mosonik, JS; Steenkamp, PA; Petkov, IDate:2009Spontaneous nephropathy in pigs seen in South Africa was found to have multi-mycotoxic etiology involving several mycotoxins such as ochratoxin A (OTA), penicillic acid (PA) and fumonisin B1 (FB1) in addition to a not yet identified mycotoxin. ...Read more
Author:Barros, EDate:2013Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi; they can play a role as food contaminants and have the ability to negatively influence human and animal health. To improve food safety and to protect consumers from harmful contaminants, ...Read more
Author:Stoev, SD; Dutton, MF; Njobeh, PB; Mosonik, JS; Steenkamp, PADate:2009Spontaneous nephropathy in Bulgaria, which is observed frequently during meat inspection and which differs morphologically from the classical description of mycotoxic porcine/chicken nephropathy as made in Denmark, was found to have a ...Read more
Author:Dawlal, Pranitha; Brabet, C; Thantsha, MS; Buys, EMDate:Oct 2017Maize, which contributes to a large portion of the African diet and serves as the base substrate for many fermented cereal products, has been reported to be contaminated with fumonisins. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro ability of ...Read more
Author:Walwyn, D; Steyn, PDate:Feb 2006Natural product research has been a major component of the CSIR's bioscience activities for its entire history, and particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. This type of work is also strongly aligned with one of the objectives of the CSIR, namely ...Read more
Author:CSIR Industrial Research Development DivisionDate:Feb 1965The symposium on mycotoxins in foodstuff was held on the 25th and 26th of February in 1965 at the Extra Mural building of University of Pretoria. The main purpose was to share and deliver presentations and articles on mycotoxins in foodstuff. ...Read more
Author:Dawlal, Pranitha; Brabet, C; Thantsha, MS; Buys, EMDate:Jan 2019Consumption of fumonisin-contaminated foods has a negative influence on the health of humans (carcinogen; oesophageal cancer in Eastern Cape in South Africa). Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have emerged as a promising natural detoxification agent ...Read more