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Preface Mycotoxins are naturally occurring secondary metabolites produced by molds, particularly under conditions that are suitable for mold growth but stressful for the susceptible host plants to resist mold invasion. These toxins are a great concern to the agricultural industry for the health risks posed to humans and animals. Furthermore, mycotoxin contamination negatively impacts livestock production, commodity values, and international trades. Factors contributing to mycotoxin production include, region of farming, stress on the plant and fungi, harvest, weather, post-harvest, transportation and storage conditions. Although there is a lack of consensus for the purpose of mycotoxin biosynthesis, the outcome of toxin production is mycotoxicoses, human and animal diseases. A wide-range of efforts is required to reduce exposure, including a multitude of pre-harvest and post-harvest approaches. This book is the result of the symposium Mycotoxin Prevention and Control in Agriculture presented at the 235th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans, LA. This symposium was sponsored by the Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry of the American Chemical Society to bring together researchers from diverse fields in common effort to reduce exposure and gain insight into mycotoxin contaminated commodities. The symposium represented the comprehensive approaches developed to address the issue of mycotoxicology, study of mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses, which including Industrial Production and Management, Omics Technologies, Method Analysis, Analytical Approaches, and Toxicity and Decontamination. The objective of this book is to disseminate to a more broad audience the research presented at the dynamic and stimulating symposium. The book opens with an overview of prevention of mycotoxin production by means of biological control and human exposure to contaminated foods, including tofu, apples, figs, and a broad range of fruits. The second section is focused on molecular biological approaches to control mycotoxin exposure. Topics covered include genomic approaches, detoxification, structure-activity studies of biosynthetic precursors, and mycotoxin biosynthesis. The success of these strategies is supported by the reduction of mycotoxin occurrence and incidence in foods. Accurate estimates of mycotoxin concentration in foods are important for food safety and wholesomeness. The final sections covers analytical approaches, including sampling plans for foods and dietary supplements, extraction efficiency of mycotoxins from naturally contaminated grains, traditional detection methods such as chromatography/mass spectrometry, and emerging techniques such as the use of molecularly imprinted polymers for purification and isolation and cyclodextrins for fluorescent enhancement of several mycotoxins.
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Acknowledgements
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We are very thankful to the authors and their employers for contributing their research, time and efforts to this book. We express our appreciation to the peer reviewers for their insightful comments on the book chapters. We thank David Weingaertner of the Food and Drug Administration for designing and providing the artwork for the cover of the book. We are very grateful to the Division of Agriculture and Food Chemistry and the American Chemical Society for providing an engaging environment for this symposium to be held.
Michael Appell Mycotoxin Research Unit USDA-ARS, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research 1815 N. University St. Peoria, IL, 61604 Phone: 309 681-6249 Fax: 309 681-6689 E-Mail:
[email protected] David F. Kendra Mycotoxin Research Unit USDA-ARS, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research 1815 N. University St. Peoria, IL, 61604 Phone: 309 681-6579 Fax: 309 681-6689 E-mail:
[email protected] Mary W. Trucksess US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 5100 Paint Branch Parkway College Park, MD 20740, Phone: 301 436-1957 Fax: 301 436-2665 E-mail:
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