Mykotoxine in Lebensmitteln

Mycotoxins in Serum and 24‐h Urine of Vegans and Omnivores from the Risks and Benefits of a Vegan Diet (RBVD) Study

“…[25] None of these food groups were directly correlated with serum OTA levels in our study, except for a weak correlation with the cereal products subcategory "pasta & rice." Similarly, other important OTA sources, such as coffee, nuts, dried fruits, beer, or wine [5,8,25] did not appear relevant in our study. Interestingly, serum OTA levels were moderately associated with consumption of "vegan products."…”

“…Vegetarians have repeatedly been alleged as a high risk group of mycotoxin exposure [1][2][3][4] due to their high consumption of major mycotoxin containing food sources, such as cereals, legumes, nuts, coffee, fruits, and spices. [5][6][7][8] Since consumption of these foods is even higher among vegans, who refrain from any animal-based food, veganism could be associated with an even higher risk for mycotoxin intake.…”

“…On the other hand, biomarkers offer the specific advantage to objectively measure internal exposure reflecting the bioavailable fraction of ingested mycotoxins ultimately responsible for possible health effects. [5,8,11,12] a) High educational attainment corresponds to university or university of applied sciences.…”

“…Since complex exposure to diverse mycotoxins is common, [5] it is of great importance to assess a broad set of mycotoxins, e.g., via multi-mycotoxin methods. [8] Taken together, the present study aimed to investigate the hypothesized differential exposure of vegans and omnivores to a broad set of relevant mycotoxins and their metabolites in serum and 24-h urine samples and to further assess major food sources contributing to mycotoxin exposure.…”

An updated overview of anticancer effects of alternariol and its derivatives: underlying molecular mechanisms

“…Mycotoxins are types of toxins produced by a variety of fungal species of crops or stored commodities. Mycotoxins appear as primary or secondary contaminants via the carryover effect in the food chain ( Degen, 2017 ). Due to various biological effects, mycotoxins have come to the attention of scientists in the context of research done to discover and develop new anticancer drugs ( Islam, 2017 ; Islam et al, 2018 ).…”