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Alternaria Mycotoxins in Food and Feed: An Overview

Souheib OueslatiGuillermina FontLaura EscriváLara Manyes

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biology010401 analytical chemistryAlternariolEthyl acetatefood and beveragesEtherlcsh:TX341-64104 agricultural and veterinary sciencesQuechersAlternariabiology.organism_classification040401 food science01 natural sciences0104 chemical scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0404 agricultural biotechnologychemistryBiochemistryTentoxinTenuazonic acidFood scienceSafety Risk Reliability and QualityMycotoxinlcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supplyFood Science

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Alternariais one of the major mycotoxigenic fungal genera with more than 70 reported metabolites.Alternariamycotoxins showed notably toxicity, such as mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, induction of DNA strand break, sphingolipid metabolism disruption, or inhibition of enzymes activity and photophosphorylation. This review reports on the toxicity, stability, metabolism, current analytical methods, and prevalence ofAlternariamycotoxins in food and feed through the most recent published research. Half of the publications were focused on fruits, vegetables, and derived products—mainly tomato and apples—while cereals and cereal by-products represented 38%. The most studied compounds were alternariol, alternariol methyl ether, tentoxin, and tenuazonic acid, but altenuene, altertoxins (I, II, and III), and macrosporin have been gaining importance in recent years. Solid-liquid extraction (50%) with acetonitrile or ethyl acetate was the most common extraction methodology, followed by QuEChERS and dilution-direct injection (both 14%). High- and ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry was the predominant determination technique (80%). The highest levels of alternariol and alternariol methyl ether were found in lentils, oilseeds, tomatoes, carrots, juices, wines, and cereals. Tenuazonic acid highest levels were detected in cereals followed by beer, while alternariol, alternariol methyl ether, tenuazonic acid, and tentoxin were found in legumes, nuts, and oilseeds.

10.1155/2017/1569748https://doaj.org/article/1dc66ea934b54d5cb38758ba7317d518