Author(s):
1. Samia Tahir:
Department of Food Science and Technology, UCP, Lahore, Pakistan
2. Ayesha Murtaza:
Department of Food Science and Technology, UCP, Lahore, Pakistan
3. Itrat Fatima:
Department of Food Science and Technology, UCP, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract:
Pakistan is an agricultural country. This sector involves 45 percent of Pakistan's labor and play a significant role in by contributing 19.5 percent in country's GDP. Climatic conditions of Pakistan i.e. hot and humid climate make crop prone to fungal attack. Most commonly occurringfungi includes Aspergillus Fusarium and Penicillium species. These fungi produce chemicals known as my cotoxins. Different types of mycotoxins are produced by different species of fungi. Aflatoxins are lethal derivatives of polyketides and are the secondary metabolites of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. These fungi propagate on agriculture commodities such ascereals including wheat rice sorghum maize etc. it canal sooccur in nuts like almonds peanuts figs. In dairy products aflatoxins transfers through feed contaminated with aflatoxin. Aflatoxinsare carcinogenic in nature and are reported to cause many other associated with aflatoxin in take like stunted growth kidney problems and GIT issues hence great importance is given to it in world. Aflatoxin is also causing problem in Pakistan therefore researchers are paying attention towardsits detection and control. Aflatoxins can be detected using many techniques but in Pakistan TLC and ELISA is most common techniques. According to research performed 10 percent of brownrice and 14% of white rice was surpassing EU limits. Mean value for total aflatoxins was 5.660 ppb in case of TLC while for ELISA mean value was 5.8116ppb.
Page(s):
362-362
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on International Conference on Food and Applied Sciences (ICFAS-23) 3-5 August 23, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Chromatography
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Oryza sativa
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Thin Layer
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Aflatoxin
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Aflatoxin B1
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Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay
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