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Alternaria Toxins in Wheat during the 2004 to 2005 Argentinean Harvest  [2008]

Azcarate, M.P.; Patriarca, A.; Terminiello, L.; Fernandez Pinto, V.;

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The natural occurrence of Alternaria mycotoxins in Argentinean wheat from the zone 5 South during the 2004 to 2005 harvest was investigated in 64 wheat samples. All samples were highly contaminated with a wide range of fungal species. Alternaria was found as the main component of the mycota, with an infection percentage of 100%. Three mycotoxins produced by species of Alternaria were determined in wheat: alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, and tenuazonic acid. Alternariol was detected in 4 (6%) of 64 samples, with a range of 645 to 1,388 μg/kg (mean of 1,054 μg/kg); alternariol monomethyl ether, with a range of 566 to 7,451 μg/kg (mean of 2,118 μg/kg) in 15 (23%) of 64 samples; and tenuazonic acid in 12 (19%) of 64 samples, with a range of 1,001 to 8,814 μg/kg (mean, 2,313 μg/kg). Alternariol monomethyl ether was the predominant toxin, but tenuazonic acid was detected in higher concentrations. Alternariol was present in fewer samples and in lower levels than were the other toxins. Tenuazonic acid and alternariol monomethyl ether occurred together in four samples, while tenuazonic acid and alternariol co-occurred in one sample. This the first report of the natural occurrence of Alternaria mycotoxins in Argentinean wheat. Toxin levels were high, probably due to the heavy infection with Alternaria species found in the samples.
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Journal of food protection
ISSN : 0362-028X

Bibliographic information

Language:
English
Type:
Journal Article
In AGRIS since:
2013
Volume:
71
Issue:
6
Start Page:
1262
End Page:
1265
All titles:
"Alternaria Toxins in Wheat during the 2004 to 2005 Argentinean Harvest"@eng
Other:
"Includes references"
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Bibliographic information

Language:
English
Type:
Journal Article
In AGRIS since:
2013
Volume:
71
Issue:
6
Start Page:
1262
End Page:
1265
All titles:
"Alternaria Toxins in Wheat during the 2004 to 2005 Argentinean Harvest"@eng
Other:
"Includes references"