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Daub ME, Herrero S, Chung KR. Reactive oxygen species in plant pathogenesis: the role of perylenequinone photosensitizers. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 19:970-89. [PMID: 23259634 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.5080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play multiple roles in interactions between plants and microbes, both as host defense mechanisms and as mediators of pathogenic and symbiotic associations. One source of ROS in these interactions are photoactivated, ROS-generating perylenequinone pigments produced via polyketide metabolic pathways in plant-associated fungi. These natural products, including cercosporin, elsinochromes, hypocrellins, and calphostin C, are being utilized as medicinal agents, enzyme inhibitors, and in tumor therapy, but in nature, they play a role in the establishment of pathogenic associations between fungi and their plant hosts. RECENT ADVANCES Photoactivated perylenequinones are photosensitizers that use light energy to form singlet oxygen (¹O₂) and free radical oxygen species which damage cellular components based on localization of the perylenequinone molecule. Production of perylenequinones during infection commonly results in lipid peroxidation and membrane damage, leading to leakage of nutrients from cells into the intercellular spaces colonized by the pathogen. Perylenequinones show almost universal toxicity against organisms, including plants, mice, bacteria, and most fungi. The producing fungi are resistant, however, and serve as models for understanding resistance mechanisms. CRITICAL ISSUES Studies of resistance mechanisms by perylenequinone-producing fungi such as Cercospora species are leading to an understanding of cellular resistance to ¹O₂ and oxidative stress. Recent studies show commonalities between resistance mechanisms in these fungi with extensive studies of ¹O₂ and oxidative stress responses in photosynthetic organisms. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Such studies hold promise both for improved medical use and for engineering crop plants for disease resistance.
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- Margaret E Daub
- Department of Plant Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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Van Boxstael S, Habib I, Jacxsens L, De Vocht M, Baert L, Van De Perre E, Rajkovic A, Lopez-Galvez F, Sampers I, Spanoghe P, De Meulenaer B, Uyttendaele M. Food safety issues in fresh produce: Bacterial pathogens, viruses and pesticide residues indicated as major concerns by stakeholders in the fresh produce chain. Food Control 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shimshoni JA, Cuneah O, Sulyok M, Krska R, Galon N, Sharir B, Shlosberg A. Mycotoxins in corn and wheat silage in Israel. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2013; 30:1614-25. [PMID: 23789893 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.802840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Silage is an important feed source for intensive dairy herds worldwide. Fungal growth and mycotoxin production before and during silage storage is a well-known phenomenon, resulting in reduced nutritional value and a possible risk factor for animal health. With this in mind, a survey was conducted to determine for the first time the occurrence of mycotoxins in corn and wheat silage in Israel. A total of 30 corn and wheat silage samples were collected from many sources and analysed using a multi-mycotoxin method based on LC-MS/MS. Most mycotoxins recorded in the present study have not been reported before in Israel. Overall, 23 mycotoxins were found in corn silage; while wheat silage showed a similar pattern of mycotoxin occurrence comprising 20 mycotoxins. The most common post-harvest mycotoxins produced by the Penicillium roqueforti complex were not found in any tested samples, indicative of high-quality preparation and use of silage. Moreover, none of the European Union-regulated mycotoxins--aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin, T-2 toxin, diacetoxyscirpenol and deoxynivalenol--were found above their limits of detection (LODs). The Alternaria mycotoxins--macrosporin, tentoxin and alternariol methyl ether--were highly prevalent in both corn and wheat silage (>80%), but at low concentrations. The most prominent (>80%) Fusarium mycotoxins in corn silage were fusaric acid, fumonisins, beauvericin, monilifomin, equisetin, zearalenone and enniatins, whereas in wheat silage only beauvericin, zearalenone and enniatins occurred in more than 80% of the samples. The high prevalence and concentration of fusaric acid (mean = 765 µg kg⁻¹) in Israeli corn silage indicates that this may be the toxin of highest potential concern to dairy cow performance. However, more data from different harvest years and seasons are needed in order to establish a more precise evaluation of the mycotoxin burden in Israeli silage.
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- J A Shimshoni
- a Department of Toxicology , Kimron Veterinary Institute , Bet Dagan 50250 , Israel
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Vučković J, Bodroža-Solarov M, Vujić Đ, Bočarov-Stančić A, Bagi F. The protective effect of hulls on the occurrence of Alternaria mycotoxins in spelt wheat. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2013; 93:1996-2001. [PMID: 23255302 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Revised: 10/10/2012] [Accepted: 11/20/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Since there is an increasing demand on the world market for alternative crops suitable for organic production, spelt wheat (Triticum aestivum spp. spelta L.) is a highly attractive farming option. Alternaria species are widespread and infect a great variety of economically important crops. Certain species are known producers of mycotoxins. The aim of this study was to assess the protective effect of hulls covering the spelt kernels on Alternaria toxins. RESULTS Alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) were evaluated in hulls and dehulled kernels after plant inoculation with one A. alternata and two different A. tenuissima isolates. Mycotoxins were determinated using high-performance liquid chromatography with dioade array detection. The detected levels of AOH and AME were four times higher in hulls compared to kernels in inoculation treatments. AOH was registered at levels ranging from 227 to 331 µg kg(-1) in dehulled kernels and from 433 up to 1647 µg kg(-1) in hulls. AME was predominant toxin detected in the range of 277 to 398 µg kg(-1) in dehulled kernels and from 1844 to 2183 µg kg(-1) in hulls, with highly significant difference to water control treatment. CONCLUSION Obtained results indicate the significantly higher concentrations of Alternaria toxins in hulls than in dehulled kernels which implicate the possible protective effect of spelt wheat hulls.
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- Jovana Vučković
- Institute of Food Technology, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, Serbia.
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Mikula H, Sohr B, Skrinjar P, Weber J, Hametner C, Berthiller F, Krska R, Adam G, Fröhlich J. Sulfation of β-resorcylic acid esters—first synthesis of zearalenone-14-sulfate. Tetrahedron Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.04.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lou J, Fu L, Peng Y, Zhou L. Metabolites from Alternaria fungi and their bioactivities. Molecules 2013; 18:5891-935. [PMID: 23698046 PMCID: PMC6270608 DOI: 10.3390/molecules18055891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Alternaria is a cosmopolitan fungal genus widely distributing in soil and organic matter. It includes saprophytic, endophytic and pathogenic species. At least 268 metabolites from Alternaria fungi have been reported in the past few decades. They mainly include nitrogen-containing metabolites, steroids, terpenoids, pyranones, quinones, and phenolics. This review aims to briefly summarize the structurally different metabolites produced by Alternaria fungi, as well as their occurrences, biological activities and functions. Some considerations related to synthesis, biosynthesis, production and applications of the metabolites from Alternaria fungi are also discussed.
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Frizzell C, Ndossi D, Kalayou S, Eriksen GS, Verhaegen S, Sørlie M, Elliott CT, Ropstad E, Connolly L. An in vitro investigation of endocrine disrupting effects of the mycotoxin alternariol. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2013; 271:64-71. [PMID: 23665424 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Revised: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Alternariol (AOH) is a mycotoxin commonly produced by Alternaria alternata on a wide range of foods. Few studies to date have been performed to evaluate the effects of AOH on endocrine activity. The present study makes use of in vitro mammalian cellular based assays and gene expression to investigate the ability of AOH to act as an endocrine disruptor by various modes of action. Reporter gene assays (RGAs), incorporating natural steroid hormone receptors for oestrogens, androgens, progestagens and glucocorticoids were used to identify endocrine disruption at the level of nuclear receptor transcriptional activity, and the H295R steroidogenesis assay was used to assess endocrine disruption at the level of gene expression and steroid hormone production. AOH exhibited a weak oestrogenic response when tested in the oestrogen responsive RGA and binding of progesterone to the progestagen receptor was shown to be synergistically increased in the presence of AOH. H295R cells when exposed to 0.1-1000ng/ml AOH, did not cause a significant change in testosterone and cortisol hormones but exposure to 1000ng/ml (3.87μM) AOH resulted in a significant increase in estradiol and progesterone production. In the gene expression study following exposure to 1000ng/ml (3.87μM) AOH, only one gene NR0B1 was down-regulated, whereas expression of mRNA for CYP1A1, MC2R, HSD3B2, CYP17, CYP21, CYP11B2 and CYP19 was up-regulated. Expression of the other genes investigated did not change significantly. In conclusion AOH is a weak oestrogenic mycotoxin that also has the ability to interfere with the steroidogenesis pathway.
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MESH Headings
- Androgens/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Down-Regulation/drug effects
- Endocrine Disruptors/administration & dosage
- Endocrine Disruptors/toxicity
- Estrogens/metabolism
- Genes, Reporter
- Glucocorticoids/metabolism
- Humans
- Lactones/administration & dosage
- Lactones/toxicity
- Progestins/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Androgen/genetics
- Receptors, Androgen/metabolism
- Receptors, Estrogen/genetics
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/genetics
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/metabolism
- Receptors, Progesterone/genetics
- Receptors, Progesterone/metabolism
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
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- Caroline Frizzell
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Mikula H, Horkel E, Hans P, Hametner C, Fröhlich J. Structure and tautomerism of tenuazonic acid--a synergetic computational and spectroscopic approach. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 250-251:308-317. [PMID: 23474405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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All reasonable tautomers and rotamers of tenuazonic acid, which is considered to be of the highest toxicity amongst the Alternaria mycotoxins, were investigated by DFT calculations at different levels of theory in gas phase and in solution to obtain optimized geometries for further examinations. Calculated NMR spectra of tautomeric structures are being presented and compared to experimental data to finally achieve a synergetic computational and spectroscopic approach for structure elucidation of 3-acetyltetramic acids, affording the predominant tautomer of tenuazonic acid in aqueous solution. Furthermore we were able to simulate the less hindered rotation of the exocyclic acetyl group, which occurs after dissociation of tenuazonic acid in protic solvents.
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- Hannes Mikula
- Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Getreidemarkt 9/163-OC, 1060 Vienna, Austria.
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Multi-mycotoxin screening reveals the occurrence of 139 different secondary metabolites in feed and feed ingredients. Toxins (Basel) 2013; 5:504-23. [PMID: 23529186 PMCID: PMC3705275 DOI: 10.3390/toxins5030504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The development of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)/mass spectrometry (MS) methods for the simultaneous detection and quantification of a broad spectrum of mycotoxins has facilitated the screening of a larger number of samples for contamination with a wide array of less well-known “emerging” mycotoxins and other metabolites. In this study, 83 samples of feed and feed raw materials were analysed. All of them were found to contain seven to 69 metabolites. The total number of detected metabolites amounts to 139. Fusarium mycotoxins were most common, but a number of Alternaria toxins also occurred very often. Furthermore, two so-called masked mycotoxins (i.e., mycotoxin conjugates), namely deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside (75% positives) and zearalenone-4-sulfate (49% positives), were frequently detected. Although the observed median concentrations of the individual analytes were generally in the low μg/kg range, evaluating the toxicological potential of a given sample is difficult. Toxicity data on less well-known mycotoxins and other detected metabolites are notoriously scarce, as an overview on the available information on the most commonly detected metabolites shows. Besides, the possible synergistic effects of co-occurring substances have to be considered.
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Conformational analysis of alternariol on the quantum level. J Mol Model 2013; 19:2567-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-013-1803-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A new method for detection of five alternaria toxins in food matrices based on LC-APCI-MS. Food Chem 2013; 140:161-7. [PMID: 23578628 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.12.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Revised: 11/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A new method for the detection of alternariol (AOH), alternariol monomethyl ether (AME), altenuene (ALT), tentoxin (TEN), and tenuazonic acid (TeA), five alternaria toxins (ATs) was developed by liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry equipped with atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI). A single extraction was used to recover the five ATs by apple juices, beers, tomato sauces, olives and dried basil. Different Solid Phase Extractions (SPE) and clean-up were selected to optimise the purification step for each food matrix. Limits of detection and quantification were, respectively, in the range 0.16-12.31 and 0.54-41.04 ng g(-1). Recovery rates were generally above 70%, except for dried basil and olives. Thirty out of 70 samples analysed (7 apple juices, 14 beers and 9 tomato sauces) resulted positive to at least one alternaria toxin investigated. AOH was the most common AT (14 samples), followed by ALT (10 samples). The highest concentration of ATs was found in commercial apple juices (35.33 ng g(-1)).
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Lohrey L, Marschik S, Cramer B, Humpf HU. Large-scale synthesis of isotopically labeled 13C2-tenuazonic acid and development of a rapid HPLC-MS/MS method for the analysis of tenuazonic acid in tomato and pepper products. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:114-120. [PMID: 23230907 DOI: 10.1021/jf305138k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Tenuazonic acid is a fungal secondary metabolite that is produced by a number of Alternaria species and is therefore a natural contaminant of food and feed samples. This paper describes a new strategy for the efficient and economical large-scale synthesis of the isotopically labeled internal standard (13)C(2)-tenuazonic acid via a three-step procedure. Furthermore, a new reliable and quick method based on QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) cleanup is presented for the determination of tenuazonic acid in food and feed samples utilizing high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) by application of the stable isotope dilution analysis. This new method has a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.86 μg/kg and a limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 2.89 μg/kg. In total 26 tomato samples and 4 bell pepper samples from the German market were analyzed. Tenuazonic acid was found in each sample with levels from 3 to 2330 μg/kg.
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- Lilia Lohrey
- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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AMATULLI MT, FANELLI F, MORETTI A, MULE G, LOGRIECO AF. Alternaria species and mycotoxins associated to black point of cereals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.2520/myco.63.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Pavón MÁ, González I, Martín R, García T. A real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR technique for detection and quantification of viable Alternaria spp. in foodstuffs. Food Control 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lorenz N, Klaffke HS, Kemmlein S, Itter H, Lahrssen-Wiederholt M. Report: Aktueller Sachstand zum Thema „Alternaria-Toxine“ aus Sicht des gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutzes. J Verbrauch Lebensm 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00003-012-0786-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Scott PM, Zhao W, Feng S, Lau BPY. Alternaria toxins alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether in grain foods in Canada. Mycotoxin Res 2012; 28:261-6. [PMID: 23087499 PMCID: PMC3475969 DOI: 10.1007/s12550-012-0141-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Alternaria alternata has been reported to be the most common fungus on Canadian Western wheat. The Alternaria toxins alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) are mutagenic in vitro and there is also limited evidence for carcinogenic properties. They have been found in wheat from Europe, Argentina, China and Australia, but they have not been looked for in Canadian grains or grain foods. In the present study, 83 samples of grain-based food sold in Canada, including flour, bran, breakfast cereals, infant cereals and bread, were analysed for AOH and AME using extraction with methanol, clean-up on combined aminopropyl/C18 solid phase extraction (SPE) columns, and liquid chromatography (LC) with tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) determination. The overall average recoveries of AOH and AME from a variety of spiked cereal foods (n = 13) were 45 ± 9% and 53 ± 9%, which could be attributed mainly to MS matrix effects The instrumental limits of detection (LOD) were 0.34 ng/g and 0.13 ng/g for AOH and AME, respectively, and the instrumental limits of quantitation (LOQ) were 1.1 and 0.43 ng/g. Of 83 samples analysed, 70 were positive for AOH (up to 63 ng/g, in a soft wheat bran) and 64 contained AME (up to 12 ng/g in a bran-based breakfast cereal). Of particular interest was the presence of AOH and/or AME in 27 out of 30 infant foods (up to 4.4 ng/g and 9.0 ng/g, respectively, in a sample of multigrain cereal).
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- Peter M Scott
- Health Canada, Food Research Division, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9 Canada.
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Broggi L, Reynoso C, Resnik S, Martinez F, Drunday V, Bernal ÁR. Occurrence of alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether in beverages from the Entre Rios Province market, Argentina. Mycotoxin Res 2012; 29:17-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s12550-012-0147-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Revised: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ostry V, Skarkova J, Ruprich J. Densitometric high-performance thin-layer chromatography method for toxigenity testing ofAlternaria alternatastrains isolated from foodstuffs. JPC-J PLANAR CHROMAT 2012. [DOI: 10.1556/jpc.25.2012.5.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Solhaug A, Vines L, Ivanova L, Spilsberg B, Holme J, Pestka J, Collins A, Eriksen G. Mechanisms involved in alternariol-induced cell cycle arrest. Mutat Res 2012; 738-739:1-11. [PMID: 23031795 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Revised: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Scussel VM, Scholten JM, Rensen PM, Spanjer MC, Giordano BNE, Savi GD. Multitoxin evaluation in fermented beverages and cork stoppers by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Int J Food Sci Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2012.03163.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- The Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority - VWA; Hoogte Kadijk 401; Amsterdam; the Netherlands
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- The Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority - VWA; Hoogte Kadijk 401; Amsterdam; the Netherlands
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- The Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority - VWA; Hoogte Kadijk 401; Amsterdam; the Netherlands
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- Food Science and Technology Department; Center of Agricultural Sciences; Federal University of Santa Catarina; Florianopolis; SC; Brazil
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- Food Science and Technology Department; Center of Agricultural Sciences; Federal University of Santa Catarina; Florianopolis; SC; Brazil
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Fleck SC, Burkhardt B, Pfeiffer E, Metzler M. Alternaria toxins: Altertoxin II is a much stronger mutagen and DNA strand breaking mycotoxin than alternariol and its methyl ether in cultured mammalian cells. Toxicol Lett 2012; 214:27-32. [PMID: 22902351 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2012.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Altertoxin II (ATX II) is one of the several mycotoxins produced by Alternaria fungi. It has a perylene quinone structure and is highly mutagenic in Ames Salmonella typhimurium, but its mutagenicity in mammalian cells has not been studied before. Here we report that ATX II is a potent mutagen in cultured Chinese hamster V79 cells, inducing a concentration-dependent increase of mutations at the hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase gene locus at concentrations similar to that of the established mutagen 4-quinoline-N-oxide. Thus, ATX II is at least 50-times more potent as a mutagen than the common Alternaria toxins alternariol (AOH) and alternariol methyl ether (AME). In contrast to AOH and AME, ATX II does not affect the cell cycle of V79 cells. ATX II also causes DNA strand breaks in V79 cells, with a potency again exceeding that of AOH and AME. The high mutagenic and DNA strand breaking activity of ATX II raises the question of whether this Alternaria toxin poses a risk for public health, and warrants studies on the occurrence of ATX II and other perylene quinone-type mycotoxins in food and feed.
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- Stefanie C Fleck
- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Chair of Food Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Müller M, Steier I, Köppen R, Siegel D, Proske M, Korn U, Koch M. Cocultivation of phytopathogenic Fusarium and Alternaria strains affects fungal growth and mycotoxin production. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 113:874-87. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05388.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M.E.H. Müller
- Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research ZALF; Institute of Landscape Biogeochemistry; Müncheberg; Germany
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- Technical University of Applied Sciences; Wildau; Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing; Berlin; Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing; Berlin; Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing; Berlin; Germany
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- Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research ZALF; Institute of Landscape Biogeochemistry; Müncheberg; Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing; Berlin; Germany
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Oviedo MS, Barros GG, Chulze SN, Ramirez ML. Natural occurrence of alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether in soya beans. Mycotoxin Res 2012; 28:169-74. [PMID: 23606124 DOI: 10.1007/s12550-012-0132-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Revised: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 05/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The natural occurrence of alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) in soya beans harvested in Argentina was evaluated. Both toxins were simultaneously detected by using HPLC analysis coupled with a solid phase extraction column clean-up. Characteristics of this in-house method such as accuracy, precision and detection and quantification limits were defined by means of recovery test with spiked soya bean samples. Out of 50 soya bean samples, 60% showed contamination with the mycotoxins analyzed; among them, 16% were only contaminated with AOH and 14% just with AME. Fifteen of the positive samples showed co-occurrence of both mycotoxins analyzed. AOH was detected in concentrations ranging from 25 to 211 ng/g, whereas AME was found in concentrations ranging from 62 to 1,153 ng/g. Although a limited number of samples were evaluated, this is the first report on the natural occurrence of Alternaria toxins in soya beans and is relevant from the point of view of animal public health.
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- M S Oviedo
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fco-Qcas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Ruta 36 Km 601, 5800, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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Graf E, Schmidt-Heydt M, Geisen R. HOG MAP kinase regulation of alternariol biosynthesis in Alternaria alternata is important for substrate colonization. Int J Food Microbiol 2012; 157:353-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Revised: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Pavón MÁ, González I, Martín R, García Lacarra T. ITS-based detection and quantification of Alternaria spp. in raw and processed vegetables by real-time quantitative PCR. Food Microbiol 2012; 32:165-71. [PMID: 22850388 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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A TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was developed for specific detection of Alternaria spp. in foodstuffs. The method uses Alternaria-specific primers and probe targeting the internal transcribed spacer regions ITS1 and ITS2 of the rRNA gene, and a positive amplification control based on 18S rRNA gene. The applicability of the real-time PCR protocol was assessed through analysis of 190 commercial food samples, including 80 fresh fruit and vegetable samples and 110 processed foodstuffs. The assay demonstrated the presence of Alternaria spp. DNA in 46 out of the 80 raw samples (57.5%) and in 66 out of the 110 processed samples (60%), enabling quantitative detection of Alternaria spp. DNA at levels as low as 1 CFU/g. The estimated Alternaria counts obtained by real-time PCR showed a good relationship (R(2) = 0.9006, P < 0.01) with the Alternaria counts obtained by plating on Potato Carrot Agar (PCA). The developed real-time PCR assay provides a useful tool for early detection of Alternaria spp. and could be applied as a quality and biosecurity marker of raw materials and final products in the fruits and vegetables processing industries.
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- Miguel Ángel Pavón
- Departamento de Nutrición, Bromatología y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Pavón MÁ, Luna A, de la Cruz S, González I, Martín R, García T. PCR-based assay for the detection of Alternaria species and correlation with HPLC determination of altenuene, alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether production in tomato products. Food Control 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cell death induced by the Alternaria mycotoxin Alternariol. Toxicol In Vitro 2012; 26:915-23. [PMID: 22542754 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 02/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Mycotoxins are unavoidable contaminants of most foods and feeds, and some are known to be detrimental to human health. It is thus worthwhile to understand how cells of the intestinal system, one of the primary targets of these toxins, respond to their toxic effects. In this study, human colon carcinoma cells were used to elucidate the cell death mode and the pathways triggered by Alternariol (AOH), the most important mycotoxin produced by Alternaria species, which are the most common mycoflora infecting small grain cereals worldwide. Treatment of cells with AOH resulted in a loss of cell viability by inducing apoptosis. AOH-induced apoptosis was mediated through a mitochondria-dependent pathway, characterized by a p53 activation, an opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (PTP), a loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨm), a downstream generation of O(2)(*-) and caspase 9 and 3 activation. Besides, deficiency of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax partially protected cells against AOH-induced mitochondrial alterations. In addition, experiments performed on purified mitochondria indicated that AOH does not directly target this organelle to induce cell death. Our results demonstrate for the first time that AOH-induced cytotoxicity is mediated by activation of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis in human colon carcinoma cells.
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Shi J, Zeng Q, Liu Y, Pan Z. Alternaria sp. MG1, a resveratrol-producing fungus: isolation, identification, and optimal cultivation conditions for resveratrol production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 95:369-79. [PMID: 22526800 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4045-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2011] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Due to its potential in preventing or slowing the occurrence of many diseases, resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) has attracted great research interest. The objective of this study was to identify microorganisms from selected plants that produce resveratrol and to optimize the conditions for resveratrol production. Endophytes from Merlot wine grapes (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Merlot), wild Vitis (Vitis quinquangularis Rehd.), and Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.) were isolated, and their abilities to produce resveratrol were evaluated. A total of 65 isolates were obtained and 21 produced resveratrol (6-123 μg/L) in liquid culture. The resveratrol-producing isolates belonged to seven genera, Botryosphaeria, Penicillium, Cephalosporium, Aspergillus, Geotrichum, Mucor, and Alternaria. The resveratrol-producing capability decreased or was completely lost in most isolates after three rounds of subculture. It was found that only the strain Alternaria sp. MG1 (isolated from cob of Merlot using GA1 medium) had stable and high resveratrol-producing capability in all subcultures. During liquid cultivation of Alternaria sp. MG1 in potato dextrose medium, the synthesis of resveratrol began on the first day, increased to peak levels on day 7, and then decreased sharply thereafter. Cell growth increased during cultivation and reached a stable and high level of biomass after 5 days. The best fermentation conditions for resveratrol production in liquid cultures of Alternaria sp. MG1 were an inoculum size of 6 %, a medium volume of 125 mL in a 250-mL flask, a rotation speed of 101 rpm, and a temperature of 27 °C.
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- Junling Shi
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A & F University, 28 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Mycotoxin contamination of the feed supply chain: Implications for animal productivity and feed security. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 402] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Toxigenic Alternaria species from Argentinean blueberries. Int J Food Microbiol 2012; 154:187-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Revised: 01/04/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gross M, Curtui V, Ackermann Y, Latif H, Usleber E. Enzyme immunoassay for tenuazonic acid in apple and tomato products. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:12317-12322. [PMID: 22054343 DOI: 10.1021/jf203540y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The Alternaria mycotoxin tenuazonic acid was derivatized with succinic anhydride and conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) and to horseradish peroxidase (HRP), respectively. The KLH conjugate was used to produce polyclonal antibodies in rabbits. A competitive direct enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for tenuazonic acid was established, which was moderately sensitive for tenuazonic acid [50% inhibition concentration (IC(50)): 320 ± 130 ng/mL] but strongly reacted with tenuazonic acid acetate (IC(50): 23.3 ± 7.5 ng/mL). Therefore, an optimized EIA protocol was established, which employed acetylation of standard and sample extract solutions. The mean standard curve detection limit (IC(30)) for tenuazonic acid acetate was 5.4 ± 2.0 ng/mL, enabling detection limits for tenuazonic acid in apple and tomato products of 25-50 ng/g (150 ng/g in tomato paste). Recoveries in a concentration range of 50-2000 ng/g were 60-130% in apple juice and tomato juice and 40-150% in other tomato products. Tenuazonic acid was detected in apple juice and tomato products from German retail shops at levels of 50-200 ng/g. In conclusion, this novel EIA for tenuazonic acid could be useful within a screening program for Alternaria mycotoxins in food.
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- Madeleine Gross
- Chair of Dairy Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Food Science, Veterinary Faculty, Justus Liebig University, Ludwigstrasse 21, 35390 Giessen, Germany.
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Scientific Opinion on the risks for animal and public health related to the presence ofAlternariatoxins in feed and food. EFSA J 2011. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Oviedo MS, Ramirez ML, Barros GG, Chulze SN. Influence of water activity and temperature on growth and mycotoxin production by Alternaria alternata on irradiated soya beans. Int J Food Microbiol 2011; 149:127-32. [PMID: 21737171 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2011] [Revised: 06/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of water activity (a(w)) (0.99-0.90), temperature (15, 25 and 30°C) and their interactions on growth and alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) production by Alternaria alternata on irradiated soya beans. Maximum growth rates were obtained at 0.980 a(w) and 25°C. Minimum a(w) level for growth was dependent on temperature. Both strains were able to grow at the lowest a(w) assayed (0.90). Maximum amount of AOH was produced at 0.98 a(w) but at different temperatures, 15 and 25°C, for the strains RC 21 and RC 39 respectively. Maximum AME production was obtained at 0.98 a(w) and 30°C for both strains. The concentration range of both toxins varied considerably depending on a(w) and temperature interactions. The two metabolites were produced over the temperature range 15 to 30°C and a(w) range 0.99 to 0.96. The limiting a(w) for detectable mycotoxin production is slightly greater than that for growth. Two-dimensional profiles of a(w)× temperature were developed from these data to identify areas where conditions indicate a significant risk from AOH and AME accumulation on soya bean. Knowledge of AOH and AME production under marginal or sub-optimal temperature and a(w) conditions for growth can be important since improper storage conditions accompanied by elevated temperature and moisture content in the grain can favour further mycotoxin production and lead to reduction in grain quality. This could present a hazard if the grain is used for human consumption or animal feedstuff.
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- Maria Silvina Oviedo
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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Assessing the mycotoxigenic threat of necrotrophic pathogens of wheat. Mycotoxin Res 2011; 27:231-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s12550-011-0108-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Revised: 07/26/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Noser J, Schneider P, Rother M, Schmutz H. Determination of six Alternaria toxins with UPLC-MS/MS and their occurrence in tomatoes and tomato products from the Swiss market. Mycotoxin Res 2011; 27:265-71. [PMID: 23605928 DOI: 10.1007/s12550-011-0103-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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An ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC)-tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) method was developed for the determination of the Alternaria toxins tenuazonic acid, alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, altenuene, altertoxin I and tentoxin. Owing to its instability, altenusin could not be determined. The sample preparation includes an acidic acetonitrile/water/methanol extraction, followed by SPE clean-up step, before injection into the UPLC-MS/MS system. The separation was made on an Acquity UPLC column using a water/acetonitrile gradient with ammonium hydrogen carbonate as a modifier. Matrix compounds of real samples led to enhancement as well as suppression of the target compounds, depending on analyte and matrix. The recoveries were between 58 and 109% at a level of 10 μg/kg. Eighty-five tomato products, consisting of peeled and minced tomatoes, soup and sauces, tomato purées and concentrates, ketchup as well as dried and fresh tomatoes, were taken from the Swiss market in 2010. Tenuazonic acid was found most frequently (81 out of 85 samples) and in the highest levels of up to 790 μg/kg. Alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether were found in lower concentrations, ranging from <1 to 33 μg/kg for alternariol and <5 to 9 μg/kg for alternariol monomethyl ether. Only a few samples were positive for altenuene and tentoxin. Altertoxin I was never detected.
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- Jürg Noser
- Kantonales Laboratorium Basel-Landschaft, Gräubernstrasse 12, Liestal, Switzerland.
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Pavón MÁ, González I, Rojas M, Pegels N, Martín R, García T. PCR detection of Alternaria spp. in processed foods, based on the internal transcribed spacer genetic marker. J Food Prot 2011; 74:240-7. [PMID: 21333143 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-10-110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The genus Alternaria is considered one of the most important fungal contaminants of vegetables, fruits, and cereals, producing several mycotoxins that can withstand food processing methods. Conventional methods for Alternaria identification and enumeration are laborious and time-consuming, and they might not detect toxigenic molds inactivated by food processing. In this study, a PCR method has been developed for the rapid identification of Alternaria spp. DNA in foodstuffs, based on oligonucleotide primers targeting the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 and ITS2 regions of the rRNA gene. The specificity of the Alternaria-specific primer pair designed (Dir1ITSAlt-Inv1ITSAlt) was verified by PCR analysis of DNA from various Alternaria spp., and also from several fungal, bacterial, yeast, animal, and plant species. The detection limit of the method was 10(2) CFU/ml in viable culture, heated culture, or experimentally inoculated tomato pulp. The applicability of the method for detection of Alternaria spp. DNA in foodstuffs was assessed by testing several commercial samples. Alternaria DNA was detected in 100% of spoiled tomato samples, 8% of tomato products, and 36.4% of cereal-based infant food samples analyzed.
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- Miguel Ángel Pavón
- Departamento de Nutrición, Bromatología y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Pavón MÁ, González I, Pegels N, Martín R, García T. PCR detection and identification of Alternaria species-groups in processed foods based on the genetic marker Alt a 1. Food Control 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Siegel D, Feist M, Proske M, Koch M, Nehls I. Degradation of the Alternaria mycotoxins alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, and altenuene upon bread baking. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:9622-9630. [PMID: 20687560 DOI: 10.1021/jf102156w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The stability of the Alternaria mycotoxins alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, and altenuene upon bread baking was investigated by model experiments using a spiked wholemeal wheat flour matrix. For alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether, but not for altenuene, degradation products, formed through a sequence of hydrolysis and decarboxylation, could be identified in pilot studies. The simultaneous quantification of alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, altenuene, and the degradation products was achieved by a newly developed high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) multimethod. The obtained quantitative data indicate that the Alternaria mycotoxins are barely degraded during wet baking, while significant degradation occurs upon dry baking, with the stability decreasing in the order alternariol monomethyl ether>alternariol>altenuene. The novel degradation products could be detected after the wet baking of flour spiked with alternariol and in a sample survey of 24 commercial cereal based baking products.
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- David Siegel
- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Richard-Willstatter-Strasse 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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Stratakou I, van der Fels-Klerx H. Mycotoxins in grapes and wine in Europe: occurrence, factors affecting the occurrence and related toxicological effects. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2010. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2010.1231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In 2006, the European Commission has established maximum levels for ochratoxin A in wine and grape products, using occurrence data up to 2001 and toxicity data up to 2006. This paper presents an up-to-date overview of the occurrence of mycotoxins in grapes and wine produced in Europe in the period 1995-2010. In addition, for the most frequently occurring mycotoxins, factors influencing the occurrence, and the toxicological effects are presented. To evaluate possible trends in occurrence, contamination data were grouped into three periods of time, i.e. 1995-1999, 2000-2006 and 2007-2010. Most of the available contamination data on mycotoxins in grapes and wine refer to ochratoxin A, but occurrence data on this toxin from 2006 onwards are very limited. The occurrence of ochratoxin A is higher in the southern European countries than in the northern countries, and higher in red and sweet wines as compared to white wines. Fumonisins occur frequently, but in low concentrations. Data on the natural occurrence of Alternaria toxins are not available. The most important factors that influence ochratoxin A contamination of grapes and wine include: temperature and relative humidity in the month before harvesting the berries, the type of wine (maceration), and the percentage of damaged berries before vinification. Applying good agricultural practices in the vineyard, including minimizing damaged berries and chemical or biological control of the fungi, are the best methods to limit mycotoxin formation in grapes and wine. Ochratoxin A, Alternaria toxins and fumonisins are toxic to animals. These toxins are of concern to human health, but clear evidence on their relationship with human disease is not available yet. Therefore, more research in this area would be desirable.
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- I. Stratakou
- RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Advances in molecular detection of Aspergillus: an update. Arch Microbiol 2010; 192:409-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-010-0563-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Revised: 11/01/2009] [Accepted: 03/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Anderson GP, Kowtha VA, Taitt CR. Detection of fumonisin b1 and ochratoxin a in grain products using microsphere-based fluid array immunoassays. Toxins (Basel) 2010; 2:297-309. [PMID: 22069585 PMCID: PMC3202808 DOI: 10.3390/toxins2020297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Revised: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Grain products are a staple of diets worldwide and therefore, the ability to accurately and efficiently detect foodborne contaminants such as mycotoxins is of importance to everyone. Here we describe an indirect competitive fluid array fluoroimmunoassay to quantify the mycotoxins, fumonisin B1 and ochratoxin A. Both toxins were immobilized to the surface of microspheres using a variety of intermediate molecules and binding of biotinylated "tracer" antibody tracers determined through flow cytometry using streptavidin-phycoerythrin conjugates and the Luminex100 flow cytometer. Competitive assays were developed where the binding of biotinylated monoclonal antibodies to fumonisin B and ochratoxin A was competitively inhibited by different concentrations of those toxins in solution. Concentrations of fumonisin giving 50% inhibition were 300 pg/mL in buffer, 100 ng/g in spiked oats, and 1 μg/g in spiked cornmeal; analogous concentrations for ochratoxin A were 30 ng/mL in buffer, 30 ng/g in spiked oats, and 10 ng/g in spiked corn. The future challenge will be to expand the number of mycotoxins tested both individually and in multiplexed format using this platform.
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- George P Anderson
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, 20375, USA.
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Oviedo MS, Ramirez ML, Barros GG, Chulze SN. Impact of water activity and temperature on growth and alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether production of Alternaria alternata isolated from soybean. J Food Prot 2010; 73:336-43. [PMID: 20132680 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-73.2.336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The objective of this study was to determine the effect of water activity (a(w); 0.995, 0.98, 0.96, 0.94, 0.92, and 0.90), temperature (5, 18, 25, and 30 degrees C), incubation time (7 to 35 days), and their interactions on mycelial growth and alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) production. Two Alternaria alternata strains isolated from soybeans in Argentina were grown on 2% soybean extract agar. Maximum growth rates were obtained at the highest a(w) (0.995) and 25 degrees C, with growth decreasing as the water availability of the medium was reduced. Maximum amount of AOH was produced at 0.98 a(w) and 25 degrees C for both strains. Maximum AME production was obtained for both strains at 30 degrees C but different a(w) values, 0.92 and 0.94, for the strains RC 21 and RC 39, respectively. The concentrations of both toxins varied considerably depending on the a(w) and temperature interactions assayed. The two metabolites were produced from 5 to 30 degrees C and at a(w) values of 0.92 to 0.995. Although at 5 and 18 degrees C little mycotoxin was produced at a(w) lower than 0.94. Two-dimensional profiles of a(w) by temperature interactions were developed from these data to identify areas where conditions indicate a significant risk from AOH and AME accumulation on soybeans. All the conditions of a(w) and temperature that resulted in maximum production of both toxins are those found during soybean development in the field. Thus, field conditions are likely to be conducive to optimum A. alternata growth and toxin production.
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- M S Oviedo
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fco-Qcas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Ruta 36 Km 601, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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Degradation kinetics of the Alternaria mycotoxin tenuazonic acid in aqueous solutions. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 397:453-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-3288-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2009] [Revised: 10/24/2009] [Accepted: 11/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Oviedo MS, Ramirez ML, Barros GG, Chulze SN. Effect of environmental factors on tenuazonic acid production by Alternaria alternata on soybean-based media. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 107:1186-92. [PMID: 19486420 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04301.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To determine the effects of water activity (a(W); 0.995-0.90), temperature (5, 18, 25 and 30 degrees C), time of incubation (7-35 days) and their interactions on tenuazonic acid (TA) production on 2% soybean-based agar by two Alternaria alternata strains isolated from soybean in Argentina. METHODS AND RESULTS TA production by two isolates of A. alternata was examined under interacting conditions of a(W), temperature and time of incubation on 2% soybean-based agar. Maximum TA production was obtained for both strains at 0.98 a(W), but at 30 and 25 degrees C for the strains for RC 21 and RC 39, respectively. The toxin concentration varied considerably depending on a(W), temperature, incubation time and strain interactions. TA was produced over the temperature range from 5 to 30 degrees C and a(W) range from 0.92 to 0.995, however at 5 and 18 degrees C little TA was produced at a(W) below 0.94. Contour maps were developed from these data to identify areas where conditions indicate a significant risk for TA accumulation. CONCLUSIONS The optimum and marginal conditions for TA production by A. alternata on soybean-based agar were identified. The results indicated that TA production by A. alternata is favoured by different temperatures in different strains. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Data obtained provide very useful information for predicting the possible risk factors for TA contamination of soybean as the a(W) and temperature range used in this study simulate those occurring during grain ripening. The knowledge of TA production under marginal or sub-optimal temperature and a(W) conditions for growth are relevant as improper storage conditions accompanied by elevated temperature and moisture content in the grain can favour further mycotoxin production and lead to reduction in grain quality.
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Affiliation(s)
- M S Oviedo
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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Internal contamination and spoilage of harvested apples by patulin-producing and other toxigenic fungi. Int J Food Microbiol 2009; 133:206-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2009] [Accepted: 05/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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