Determination of Aflatoxin M1 concentration in volunteers from rural and urban areas of Cochabamba-Bolivia
| Autor: | Tania Alba Medrano, Andrea Condori Vincenti, Nora Medrano-Mercado, Stefania Torrico Torrico, Yesica Nina Guaravia, Thu Phuong Huynh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0303 health sciences
Aflatoxin Veterinary medicine Epidemiology technology industry and agriculture food and beverages Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology biological factors 030308 mycology & parasitology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Geography 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis heterocyclic compounds Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Humboldt kolleg Ibarra 2019. |
| ISSN: | 1390-9355 1390-9347 |
| DOI: | 10.21931/rb/cs/2019.02.01.6 |
| Popis: | Aflatoxins are produced by toxigenic strains of Aspergillus fungi and include the subtypes: B1, B2, G1, and G2. Once ingested, aflatoxin is metabolized to aflatoxin M1 found in the urine. Because of the importance of aflatoxins on human health, we analyzed 550 urine samples collected from farmers and city volunteers from Cochabamba. The level of aflatoxin M1 was determined using the Helica Aflatoxin M1 ELISA Kit specific for urine. 216 volunteer farmers had an aflatoxin M1 range of 0.02-1.21 ng/ml, while 334 urine city volunteers had a range of 0.03-1.27 ng/ml, indicating a risk for exposure to aflatoxin contamination for both populations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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