Aflatoxin contamination in chilies from Punjab Pakistan with reference to climate change | [International Journal of Agriculture and Biology • 2011]

Author(s):

1. Shahzad Zafar Iqbal: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan

2. Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan

3. Muhammad Rafique Asi: Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

4. Haq Nawaz Bhatti: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan

5. Munir Ahmad Sheikh: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

High prevalence of liver cancer is caused by aflatoxins in developing countries. The consumption of AFs contaminated foodstuff by humans or animals results in several carcinogenic diseases including liver cancer. Also, there is a need to know base line levels of aflatoxin in crops to know when abnormal concentrations may occur, for example, from climate change. Total aflatoxins were determined in 156 chili samples from Pakistan by reverse phase HPLC with florescence detection in work undertaken in that country. The limits of detection and quantification for aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin G1 were 0.05 and 0.5 µg kg-1, while for aflatoxin G2 and aflatoxin B2 they were 0.1 and 0.60 µg kg-1. Total aflatoxins were determined in whole (n = 78) and ground (n = 78) chilies and the concentration were high in many cases. Aflatoxins were detected in 26 (33%) of whole chilies: concentration range was from 0.00 to 81.5 µg kg-1. The equivalent values for ground chilies were 31 (40%) and 0.00 to 84.8 µg kg-1. The percentage of samples greater than the European Union statutory limit for AFB1 and total aflatoxins were 26 and 19%, respectively.

Page(s): 261-265

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Year: 2011

Keywords:

Keywords are not available for this article.

References:

References are not available for this document.

Citations

Citations are not available for this document.

Citations

Downloads

Views