![]() ![]() In this paper we investigate the feasibility of using an aflatoxin-degrading enzyme strategy to reduce/eliminate aflatoxin loads in developing maize kernels. Globally, this toxin causes massive agricultural and economic losses each year. As a consequence, both the detection and quantification of this toxin in food/feed items is tightly regulated with crops exceeding the allowed limits eliminated from food chains. The consumption of crops contaminated with this toxin cause serious detrimental health effects, including death, in both livestock and humans. ![]() Aflatoxins are carcinogenic compounds produced by certain species of Aspergillus fungi. ![]()
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