RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Production of Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin-A by Aspergillus Strains Isolated from Rice: Under In vitro Conditions
Hasan Nazarizadeh1, *, Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini1, Javad Pourreza1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2023Volume: 17
E-location ID: e187407072308220
Publisher ID: e187407072308220
DOI: 10.2174/18740707-v17-231023-2023-2
Article History:
Received Date: 29/01/2023Revision Received Date: 10/07/2023
Acceptance Date: 25/07/2023
Electronic publication date: 05/10/2023
Collection year: 2023

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Abstract
Background:
Rice supplies a significant proportion of nutritional needs around the world. The fungal species that cause severe contamination of rice grains have created a major challenge to ensuring food safety.
Methods:
Thus, This study adopts an appropriate local method using potato dextrose agar (PDA) and thin-layer chromatography (TLC) for the production of Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin-A in Aspergillus flavus (NRRL strain 2999) and A. acrasus (NRRL strain 7431), receptively.
Results:
Promising early results suggest that an optimum protocol for the production of mycotoxin includes a temperature of 28°C for 21 d incubation. The average levels of A. flavus and A. acrasus were 625 and 482.67 μg/g, respectively, by comparing the fluorescence with the standard. As a result, a new and rapid method using PDA as a culture medium and TCL was developed to produce mycotoxins in rice from the Persian market.
Conclusion:
This study provides a novel (optimum) mechanistic approach concerning mycotoxins production from fungal species that could improve quality and ascertain its safety either in the field or in storage.