Browsing by Author "Barua, Sreejani"

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    Citrinin Mycotoxin Contamination in Food and Feed: Impact on Agriculture, Human Health, and Detection and Management Strategies
    (MDPI, 2022) Kamle, Madhu; Mahato, Dipendra Kumar; Gupta, Akansha; Pandhi, Shikha; Sharma, Nitya; Sharma, Bharti; Mishra, Sadhna; Arora, Shalini; Selvakumar, Raman; Saurabh, Vivek; Dhakane-Lad, Jyoti; Kumar, Manoj; Barua, Sreejani; Kumar, Arvind; Gamlath, Shirani; Kumar, Pradeep
    Citrinin (CIT) is a mycotoxin produced by different species of Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Monascus. CIT can contaminate a wide range of foods and feeds at any time during the pre-harvest, harvest, and post-harvest stages. CIT can be usually found in beans, fruits, fruit and vegetable juices, herbs and spices, and dairy products, as well as red mold rice. CIT exerts nephrotoxic and genotoxic effects in both humans and animals, thereby raising concerns regarding the consumption of CIT-contaminated food and feed. Hence, to minimize the risk of CIT contamination in food and feed, understanding the incidence of CIT occurrence, its sources, and biosynthetic pathways could assist in the effective implementation of detection and mitigation measures. Therefore, this review aims to shed light on sources of CIT, its prevalence in food and feed, biosynthetic pathways, and genes involved, with a major focus on detection and management strategies to ensure the safety and security of food and feed. � 2022 by the authors. icensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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    Nivalenol Mycotoxin Concerns in Foods: An Overview on Occurrence, Impact on Human and Animal Health and Its Detection and Management Strategies
    (MDPI, 2022) Kumar, Pradeep; Mahato, Dipendra Kumar; Gupta, Akansha; Pandey, Surabhi; Paul, Veena; Saurabh, Vivek; Pandey, Arun Kumar; Selvakumar, Raman; Barua, Sreejani; Kapri, Mandira; Kumar, Manoj; Kaur, Charanjit; Tripathi, Abhishek Dutt; Gamlath, Shirani; Kamle, Madhu; Varzakas, Theodoros; Agriopoulou, Sofia
    Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi that infect a wide range of foods worldwide. Nivalenol (NIV), a type B trichothecene produced by numerous Fusarium species, has the ability to infect a variety of foods both in the field and during post-harvest handling and management. NIV is frequently found in cereal and cereal-based goods, and its strong cytotoxicity poses major concerns for both human and animal health. To address these issues, this review briefly overviews the sources, occurrence, chemistry and biosynthesis of NIV. Additionally, a brief overview of several sophisticated detection and management techniques is included, along with the implications of processing and environmental factors on the formation of NIV. This review�s main goal is to offer trustworthy and current information on NIV as a mycotoxin concern in foods, with potential mitigation measures to assure food safety and security. � 2022 by the authors.
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    Use of essential oils and phytochemicals against the mycotoxins producing fungi for shelf-life enhancement and food preservation
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022) Kumar, Pradeep; Mahato, Dipendra Kumar; Gupta, Akansha; Pandhi, Shikha; Mishra, Sadhna; Barua, Sreejani; Tyagi, Vidhi; Kumar, Arvind; Kumar, Manoj; Kamle, Madhu
    Mycotoxin-producing fungi are a significant source of crop and food contamination, posing a significant threat to global food safety and security. Essential oils, plant extracts and phytochemicals have emerged as green preservatives to extend the shelf-life of foods due to their unique antimicrobial properties. Unlike conventional synthetic preservatives, they are a sustainable and safe way to preserve food with no or little harmful effects on the environment. Use of nanoformulations containing essential oils and phytochemicals offer enormous potential as a mitigation strategy to lower mycotoxin contamination incidences in food and crop with enhanced release behaviour to efficiently transport them to the target location for a rapid reaction without much impact from environmental variables. Hence, this review overviews various essential oils and phytochemicals utilized through nanoformulations to control the mycotoxigenic fungi, probable mechanism of actions involved as well as emerging mycotoxins and associated safety concerns to ensure food sustainability. � 2022 Institute of Food, Science and Technology (IFSTTF).