Study on infected degree of species of Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin on lotus seed at some localities in Ha Noi
Pharmaceutical Journal
; : 13-15, 2003.
Article
in Vietnamese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-5807
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Contamination by Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin B1 of 20 samples of lotus seed collected at Ha Noi was investigated. The results showed that 100% of samples were contaminated with Aspergillus flavus, the mean contamination rate with Aspergillus flavus was 40%. 4/20 samples was contaminated with aflatoxin B1, the mean contamination amount was 165 ppb, ranged from 17,5 ppb to 434 ppb. The samples were contaminated with aflatoxin B1 as high as A.flavus. The samples of lotus seed collected from traditional medicine shops had the contamination by A.flavus and aflatoxin B1 higher than that taken from the markets
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Aspergillus flavus
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Seeds
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Epidemiology
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Aflatoxins
Language:
Vietnamese
Journal:
Pharmaceutical Journal
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article