Occurrence of fungi and mycotoxins in herbal medicines and rapid detection of toxin-producing fungi

Contamination from external hazardous materials may greatly influence the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines. This paper aimed to evaluate the levels of contamination by mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi in herbal medicines and establish a rapid method for detecting toxin-producing fungi. Herein,...

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Published in:Environmental pollution (1987) 2023-09, Vol.333, p.122082-122082, Article 122082
Main Authors: Wei, Guangfei, Guo, Xiaotong, Liang, Yichuan, Liu, Congsheng, Zhang, Guozhuang, Liang, Conglian, Huang, Zhixin, Zheng, Yuqing, Chen, Shilin, Dong, Linlin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aflatoxins - analysis
Food Contamination - analysis
Fumonisins - analysis
Fungi
Herbal medicine
Mycotoxin biosynthetic gene
Mycotoxin contamination
Mycotoxins
Plant Extracts
Toxigenic fungus contamination
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Summary:Contamination from external hazardous materials may greatly influence the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines. This paper aimed to evaluate the levels of contamination by mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi in herbal medicines and establish a rapid method for detecting toxin-producing fungi. Herein, 62.92%, 36.25%, and 64.17% of herbal medicines were contaminated by aflatoxins (AFs), ochratoxins, and fumonisins, respectively. Aspergillus (43.77%), Fusarium (5.17%), and Cladosporium (4.46%) were the three predominant genera. Spearman's correlation results showed that Aspergillus and Fusarium were significantly and positively correlated with mycotoxin content (R > 0.5, P 
ISSN:0269-7491
1873-6424
DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122082