• 환경위생공학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.115-120
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• 1998

This Study was performed to investigate the contents of aflatoxin $B_{1}$ in cereal, pulse, nuts and these products of domestic and import. These results were as follows. 1. Average concentration(in ${\mu}g/kg$) of aflatoxin $B_{1}$ in domestic foods were 2.6 in cereal, 3.9 in pulse, 4.2 in nuts and 1.4 grain products. The contents of aflatoxin B$_{1}$ in pulse and nuts were much higher than those of cereal and grain products. But their values were still within $10{\mu}g/kg$ the maximum residual level of aflatoxin $B_{1}$ for food of Korea. 2. Average contents of aflatoxin $B_{1}$ in import foods were 4.8, 5.4, 6.0, $3.8{\mu}g/kg$ for cereal pulse , nuts and popcorn & peanuts butter, respectively. And these values were found to be below the maximum residual level ($10{\mu}g/kg$) of aflatoxin $B_{1}$ for food of Korea. 3. The concentration of aflatoxin $B_{1}$ in 2 samples of domestic and 9 samples of import foods were over the tolerance limit for aflatoxin $B_{1}$ in food of Korea. Therefore, the hygienic managements of the foods should be required during storage and circulation at market.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.7-10
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• 1975

국내(國內)의 변질미(變質米)에서 분리된 A. flavus var. columnaris가 저장곡류(貯藏穀類)에 오염(汚染)되었을 때 aflatoxin 생성(生成)에 의한 위험가능성(危險可能性)을 추구(追究)하기 위하여 일련의 실험이 수행되었다. 그 결과 쌀 저장중 aflatoxin의 생성에는 80%이상의 상대습도(相對濕度)가 요구되었고 일단 축적된 aflatoxin은 다른 미생물의 번식에 의하여 분해되어 50% 수준을 유지하였으며 다른 미생물이 공존하지 않는 경우는 aflatoxin의 대량축적이 일어났다. 곡류(穀類)에서의 aflatoxin생성량은 대두(大豆), 땅콩, 옥수수, 밀, 보리, 조, 쌀, 밀쌀, 녹두, 수수의 순서로 증가하였으며 곡립(穀粒)의 크기와 유지(油脂)의 함량에 영향되는 경향을 보여 주었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 1986

This study was designed to observe the effect of temperature cycling on the production of aflatoxin by Aspergillus parasiticus R-716 in rice, barley, peanut and soybean. In those media, temperature cycling resulted in more total aflatoxin production by the strain of R-716 than constant incubation at $28{\circ}$C and natural condition did. Especially, high level of total aflatoxin ($1826{\mu}g$/30g) in rice medium at temperature cycling was produced. The intensity of yellow color of chloroform extracts correlated with the concentration of aflatoxin, and the ratio of aflatoxin $B_1$ to aflatoxin $B_2, G_1, G_2$ is lower at temperature cycling condition than at $28{\circ}$C.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 1996

The effect of allyisothiocyanate, the mahor compound of radish on the growth of Aspergillus parasiticus R-716 and aflatoxin production, was investigated. An increase in the level of allylisothiocyanate results in a decrease both growth and aflatoxin per myclial weight, and the addition of 125 ppm allylisothocynate completely inhibited the growth of the strain. The addition of allylisothiocyanate to the culture of R-716 strain the production of aflatoxin. The inhibition of aflatoxin was more B-group than G-group and M-group during cultural period. The growth of strain and aflatoxin production were greatly affected by the addition of allylisothiocyanate.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.117-126
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• 1984

Aflatoxins are toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites which are produced by trains of A. flavus and A. parasiticus during their growth on foods and feedstuffs. Aflatoxins are a group of closely related heterocyclic compounds of which $B_1$, $B_2$, and $G_2$ are the major members. Aflatoxins are synthesized via a polyketide pathway in which the general steps are acetate, an-thraquinones, xanthone and aflatoxins. Aflatoxin formation is favored by high moisture or high $a_w$(0.95${\sim}$0.99). The limiting $a_w$ for aflatoxin production on agricultural commodities is 0.83. Optimum temperature for aflatoxin production by the molds is $25{\sim}30^{\circ}C$ and the incubation time for the maximum production of the toxin is 7${\sim}$15 days. The limiting temperatures for aflatoxin production are ${\leq}7.5^{\circ}C\;and\;\geq40^{\circ}C$. Cycling temperatures may or may not stimulate aflatoxin production depending on the amplitude of cycling, substrate and strains of molds. Aflatoxin pro-ducing molds are aerobic organisms and thus have a requirement for oxygen. A decreasing $O_2$ concentration and/or increasing concentrations of $CO_2$ or $N_2$ depress the mold growth and aflatoxin formation. A. flavus grows competitively or associatively in the presence of other microorganisms and occasionally loses the competition with other microorganisms. Some lactic acid bacteria have been shown to reduce growth and aflatoxin production by A. parasiticus. Carbon source is the most important nutritional factors affecting aflatoxin formation by the molds. Sucrose, fructose and glucose are the most favorable carbon sources. Food substrates of plant derived products which have high carbohydrate content such as agricultural commodities and their products are most vulnerable to contamination by aflatoxins.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.721-725
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• 1989

Aspergillus kawachii 혹은 A. shirousamii는 저장 중인 쌀에서 A. flavus에 의한 aflatoxin의 시발생성시기에는 영향을 주지 못하였으나 생성속도와 생성량은 현저하게 감소시키었다. 백미를 A. flavus로 접종하여 상대습도 85%, $28^{\circ}C$에서 저장하는 동안 aflatoxin $B_1$은 35일 후에 최고 $40{\mu}g/50g$ 생성되었다. 같은 조건에서 A. kawachii 동시접종한 경우에는 45일 후 최고 $25{\mu}g/50g$ 생성되었으나 A. shirousamii를 동시접종한 경우에는 60일 동안 흔적 정도만이 검출되었다. Aflatoxin을 첨가한 쌀에 A. kawachii 및 A. shirousamii를 7일간 키우면 각각 97% 및 98%의 aflatoxin이 감소되었다. 또한 aflatoxin을 첨가한 쌀을 A. kawachii 및 A. shirousamii로 만든 쌀 고오지로 48시간 당화시키는 동안 각각 30-67% 및 16-57%의 aflatoxin이 감소되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2002년도 춘계 국제 학술대회
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• pp.55-56
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• 2002

Aflatoxin is a secondary fungal metabolite and is a public health hazard because it is a human carcinogenic and has many deleterious effects in men and animals. Rice is one of the better substrates for the fungus which can produce aflatoxins. This study was performed to investigate aflatoxin reduction during the cooking and processing of rice. Aflatoxin was produced by Aspergillus parasiticus ATCC 15517 on well-milled rice(Japonica type) at the level of 13.2 ppb. Cooked rice, rice cakes (baek-sol-gi, plain steamed rice bread), fermented rice (sik-hye, sweet rice beverage), and popped rice were prepared from the aflatoxin-contaminated rice. Aflatoxin content in the samples was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The total aflatoxin level was decreased to 46.9％ in the cooked rice, 85.6％ in the rice cakes, 11.4％ in the fermented rice, and 7.6％ in the popped rice, respectively (p＜0.05). This reduction brought the level of aflatoxins down to below the Standard and Specification of Korea (10 ppb), except for the rice cakes. These results indicate that washing, steaming, fermentation, and popping of rice was helpful in reducing the aflatoxin level in the rice and the most helpful factors were high temperature & high pressure. More research is needed to understand why the preparation of rice cakes did not reduce the level of aflatoxin as much as the other cooking methods.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.169-176
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• 1974

국내의 변질미(變質米)에서 분리 동정(同定)된 Aspergillus flavus 7균주의 aflatoxin 생성능(生成能)을 조사하기 위하여 쌀에 인위적으로 배양후 추출, 분리, 정량한 결과 모든 균주가 aflatoxin 특히 $B_1$을 많이 생성하였고 $G_1$은 생성하지 못하였다. 이들 균주의 aflatoxin 생성능(生成能)은 배양기의 변색과정 및 chloroform 추출액의 색깔과 밀접한 관계가 있었다. Aflatoxin을 가장 많이 생성한 균주는 A. flavus var. columnaris로서 쌀에서 최고 1ppm의 aflatoxin $B_1$을 생성하였으며 정제된 aflatoxin $B_1$은 자외선 흡수(吸收) 스펙트럼과 water 및 acetate adduct에 의한 유도체(誘導體)형성에 의하여 동정(同定)하였다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.385-391
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• 2003

본 연구에서 8종의 생약 추출물이 A. parasiticus의 배양시 aflatoxin $B_1$ 생성에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 배지의 pH는 배양 3일 후에 모든 생약 추출물이 pH 4 이하를 나타냈으며 구기자, 오매, 계피, 두충은 배양 6일에 다시 pH 4 이상으로 상승하였고 이중 대추가 배양 기간 중 가장 낮은 pH를 나타냈다. 균체 생성량은 모든 실험군이 대조군보다 높았으며 갈근, 두충, 오미자, 대추, 오매,구기자, 목과의 순으로 나타났다. 이중 갈근이 최대 생성량을 나타냈으며 목과가 가장 낮은 생성량을 나타냈다. Aflatoxin $B_1$은 갈근과 대추 추출물을 제외한 모든 실험군에서 생성이 억제되었다. 특히 계피, 오매, 두충 구기자, 오미자 추출물 에서 aflatoxin $B_1$ 생성이 현저히 저하되었으며 계피가 가장 큰 억제 효과를 나타냈다. 균체량이 많이 생성되면 aflatoxin $B_1$ 생성이 적어지고 균체량이 적게 생성되면 aflatoxin $B_1$의 생성이 많아졌다. Aspergillus parasiticus에 의해 aflatoxin $B_1$을 가장 적게 생성하는 계피와 가장 많이 생성하는 갈근 추출물의 총단백질 생성량은 계피는 3일째 (34.5%), 갈근 ext ract는 4일째 (36.4%) 총단백질의 함량이 최대가 되어 균체 내의 총단백질의 함량은 계피와 갈근 추출물을 첨가한 시험군이 게조군의 총단백질 함량 (32.7%)보다 약간 많았으며 aflatoxin $B_1$ 생성 및 축적이 최대가 되는 시기는 총단백질량이 최대가 되는 시기보다 대체로 1일 정도 늦게 나타났다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2010

Aflatoxin $B_1$, a known human carcinogen, is the member of aflatoxin subfamily that is most frequently found in contaminated foods. Epidemiological studies have suggested that aflatoxins may be associated with human liver cancer and acute hepatitis. Recently it was reported that the traditional medical herbs sold in domestic markets are contaminated with aflatoxins. Long-term administration of these contaminated medicines could result in adverse health effects. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the levels of exposure to aflatoxin in people who ingest traditional herbal medicines. Blood samples were collected, before and after the herbal medicine intake, from 151 subjects who visited the hospital. The metabolite of aflatoxin $B_1$ in blood, aflatoxin $B_1$-albumin (aflatoxin $B_1$-lysine), is reportedly an appropriate internal exposure indicator, and its levels in the collected bloods were therefore analyzed using a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The analytical method of aflatoxin $B_1$-lysine in blood was firstly optimized in Korea and the levels were detected below quantification limits (2 pg/mg albumin) in this study population. Consequently, the exposure levels of aflatoxin $B_1$ by ingestion of herbal medicines were low but it is important to monitor routinely due to the possibility of risk on the aflatoxin exposure.