af·la·tox·in

(ăf′lə-tŏk′sĭn)

Any of a group of toxic compounds produced by certain molds, especially Aspergillus flavus, that contaminate stored food supplies such as animal feed and peanuts.

[New Latin A(spergillus) flā(vus), species name (aspergillus + Latin flāvus, yellow; see flavo-) + toxin.]

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aflatoxin

(ˌæfləˈtɒksɪn)

(Botany) a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus growing on peanuts, maize, etc, causing liver disease (esp cancer) in man

[C20: from A(spergillus) fla(vus) + toxin]

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af•la•tox•in

(ˌæf ləˈtɒk sɪn)

n.

any of several toxins produced by soil fungi of the genus Aspergillus (commonly A. flavus), sometimes contaminating peanuts and stored grains.

[1960–65; A(spergillus)fla(vus) (species name; see aspergillus, flavin) + toxin]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

aflatoxin - a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon

bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon - any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"

mycotoxin - a toxin produced by a fungus

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aflatoxin

n aflatoxina

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MAINA Are the commercial feeds you give your chickens, dairy cows, pigs and even rabbits safe?This is the question many farmers are asking themselves following the revelations by a new study that 90 per cent of broiler feeds manufactured in Nakuru County have high levels of aflatoxins.

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Ma ize quality deteriorates due to many factors like rainy season, adverse temperature, and traditional practices of harvesting and insufficient storage facilities that stimulate fungal infection (aflatoxins).

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'In chickens, the effects of aflatoxins include liver damage, impaired productivity and reproductive efficiency, decreased egg production, inferior eggshell quality, inferior carcass quality and increased susceptibility to disease,' the UN health agency reports.

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Aflatoxins derived from Aspergillus parasiticus were mixed in the feed measuring 150 ppb and fed to various broiler groups.

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Aflatoxins of peanuts and derived assumes outstanding importance in public health, given the high consumption of these products, especially for children (MARTINS et al., 2017).

Occurrence and exposure assessment to aflatoxins in peanuts commercialized in the northwest of Parana, Brazil/Ocorrencia e avaliacao da exposicao as aflatoxinas em amendoim comercializado na regiao noroeste do Parana, Brasil

Several techniques have been investigated that might eliminate aflatoxins from food products, including the use of pulsed light.

Pulsed light inactivates aflatoxins in peanuts

There is no reason why there can't be many more brilliant African scientists in the world, but aflatoxins make that much less likely.

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