• 한국작물학회지
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• 제68권3호
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• pp.175-187
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• 2023

Peanuts, also known as groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.), are globally recognized as a vital oilseed crop. Peanuts are rich in proteins (e.g., arginine), oils (e.g., oleic acid and linoleic acid), fiber, vitamins (e.g., niacin and tocopherol), and carbohydrates and are consumed worldwide. However, the presence of aflatoxin (AF) has garnered substantial attention since its initial discovery as the causative agent of Tukey's X disease in the United Kingdom in 1960. Among the 18 aflatoxins identified, aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) has the highest toxic activity and causes hepatocellular carcinoma. It is classified as Group I by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO). The present study was conducted to evaluate aflatoxin B₁ resistance of 102 peanut accessions and select putative aflatoxin B₁-resistant peanut accessions to aflatoxin B₁. One hundred and one Korean germplasms harvested in 2020 were inoculated with A. flavus to identify aflatoxin-resistant cultivars, and the aflatoxin B₁ concentration was measured using an ultra-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detector. Twenty-six accessions with aflatoxin B₁ concentrations lower than those of the check plant 55-437 were chosen for the development of aflatoxin-resistant varieties in Korea. As Korean aflatoxin-resistant varieties have not yet been developed, the findings of the present study are expected to provide useful information for the development of aflatoxin-resistant cultivars.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.351-357
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• 2003

Five kinds of allylthiopyridazine derivatives were synthesized and their chemoprotective activities examined in rats exposed to aflatoxin $B_1$-toxicant. Rats were pretreated with five allylthiopyridazine derivatives at daily oral doses of 50 mg/kg for 10 consecutive days, and during this period with one or three repeated doses of the potent hepatotoxin, aflatoxin $B_1$. The hepatoprotective effects of the allylthiopyridazine derivatives against aflatoxin $B_1$ (1 mg/kg, three times at intervals of 3 days, i.p., or at 3 mg/kg, once at final days, i.p.) administration were showed the significantly normal as compared with control in body and liver weights. Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels were markedly elevated after aflatoxin $B_1$ administration, and pretreatment with allylthiopyridazine derivatives, before aflatoxin $B_1$ administration, resulted in decreased levels of these enzymes. In addition, the allylthiopyridazine derivatives, K6 (3-methoxy-), K8 (3-chloro-), K16 (3-ethoxy-) and K17 (3-n-propoxy), induced elevated hepatic GSH levels. Four kinds of allylthiopyridazine derivatives investigated were effective against aflatoxin $B_1$ -induced hepatotoxicity.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 1974

Aflatoxin $B_1$은 전자수용성(電子受容性)을 높여주는 염화아연(鹽化亞鉛) 존재하(存在下)에서 전자공여성분자(電子供與性分子)인 Benzene과 Charge-transfer Complex를 만들며, 그 생성기구(生成機構)는 Aflatoxin $B_1$이 염화아연(鹽化亞鉛)과 일차적(一次的)으로 배위결합(配位結合)된 화합물(化合物)을 거쳐, 이것이 Benzene과 결합(結合)하여 착물(錯物)을 형성(形成)한다. 이 착물(錯物)의 안정도상수(安定度常數) 즉(卽) 평형상수(平衡常數) 0.198 l/mole이었다. 따라서 Aflatoxin $B_1$은 약(弱)한 전자수용체(電子受容體)이나, Benzene 보다 강(强)한 전자공여체(電子供與體)와는 염화아연(鹽化亞鉛)이 존재(存在)하지 않아도 Charge-transfer Complex를 만들 수 있다는 가능성(可能性)을 제시(提示)해 주는 것이며, Tryptophane, Histidine과 같은 강(强)한 전자공여체(電子供與體)를 함유(含有)한 단백질(蛋白質) 또는 Guanine, Adenine과 같은 전자공여체(電子供與體)를 함유(含有)한 DNA등(等)과의 Aflatoxin $B_1$의 결합(結合)은 그 결합(結合) Mechanism으로서 Charge-transfer Complex 형성(形成)으로 이루어진다는 추정(推定)을 할 수 있다.

• 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.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.255-259
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• 1986

Aspergillus flavus ATCC 15517에 의한 aflatoxin의 생산은 Aspergillus awamori, Aspergillus kawachii, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzea 및 Aspergillus shirousamii와의 혼합 배양시 단독배 양에 비하여 각각 1.3%, 13.8%, 1.3%, 0.7% 및 38.5%로 감소되었다. 또한 이들 고오지 곰팡이들은 $aflatoxin\;B_1$을 $791{\mu}g/50ml$ 함유하는 배지에서 7일 배양시 $75{\sim}100%$의 aflatoxin 분해율을 보였다. A. awamori는 배양중 aflatoxin을 분해하는 물질을 분비하였으며 가열처리로 이는 불황성화 되었다. 이 물질에 의한 aflatoxin의 분해산물은 Bacillus megaterium NRRL B-1368에 대한 독성도 소멸되었다.

• 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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• 제18권5호
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• pp.338-344
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• 2010

Our paper shows the results of 302 samples of herb medicines about fungal contamination at Yakyeang markets in Seoul. The sample medicines were treated VICAM pretreatment and analysed by post column derivatisation procedure(PHRED-HPLC) with a fluorescence detector. Aflatoxin B1 was founded from 50.3% of samples, aflatoxin B2 was 39.7%, aflatoxin G1 was 21.2% and aflatoxin G2 was 23.5%. The detected ranges of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 were from 0.1 to $57.2\;{\mu}g/kg$, 0.1 to $42.6\;{\mu}g/kg$, 0.1 to $23.5\;{\mu}g/kg$ and 0.1 to $9.5\;{\mu}g/kg$ respectively. Among total samples, 26 samples contained aflatoxin B1 violated the regulation (less than 10 ug/kg) for aflatoxin B1 of KFDA. From the result, we could presumed that more than a half of samples were contaminated by aflatoxins. Therefore, it seems to be necessary that the new safety giudeline will be established aflatoxin B2, G1 and G2 from herb medicines as aflatoxin B1.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.123-136
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• 1996

To investigate the effect of aflatoxin $B_1$, on survival rate and ultrastructure of liver during chick embryogenesis electron microscopic methods were used. After injection of aflatoxin $B_1$ into the yolk, ultrastructural changes in the liver of chicken embryo were observed. The results were as followed. 1. 12-day old chicken embryos were treated with single injection of aflatoxin $B_1$ with the dose of $0.0005{\mu}g,\;0.005{\mu}g,\;0.05{\mu}g,\;0.5{\mu}g,\;2.5{\mu}g,\;5.0{\mu}g$ each. Chicken embryos treated with the dose of $0.5{\mu}g$ of aflatoxin $B_1$ had survival rate of 22%. The embryos treated with $2.5{\mu}g$ of aflatoxin $B_1$ hardly survived. 2. Chicken embryos treated with $0.05{\mu}g$ of afatoxin $B_1$ had hatched in 30%, but once hatched, they all survived. 3. After administration of $0.05{\mu}g$ of aflatoxin $B_1$ into the 12-day old chicken embryo, the electron microscopic studies were examined during development stages. The nuclei of hapatocytes became irregularly shaped and the structures of endoplasmic reticulum were changed to spherical types at 20-day old chicken embryo. Also, mitochondria became to be dilated and severe fibrosis was induced in the cytoplasm. However, the hepatocytes became almost normal in 30-day old young chicken.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.196-201
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• 2006

The efficacy of alcoholic extract of Kasni (Cichorium intybus L.) to control hepatic damage induced by aflatoxin $B_1$ was explored in Swiss albino mice. Aflatoxin $B_1$ was administered orally to the mice with a daily dose of $66.6{\mu}g/kg$ body weight till three months. A signifi-cant increased in thio barbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels with concomitant reduction in enzymatic (glutathione-s-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase) and nonenzymatic (reduced glutathione) antioxidants were shown in aflatoxin treated group of mice. However, there was a significant reduction in increased TBARS levels and elevation in enzymatic. and non enzymatic antioxidant levels in group of mice which received alcoholic extract of kasni (300 mg/kg bw / day) along with aflatoxin. Histopathological analysis of liver samples also confirmed the hepatoprotective effect of kasni extract. These results suggest that kasni shows hepatoprotective effect against aflatoxin $B_1$ induced hepatic damage in mice.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.177-181
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• 1985

한국산 6종의 대두품종 봉의, 황금, 장백, 단엽, 장엽 및 남천을 선정하고 Aspergillus parasiticus NR-RL 2999의 접종량을 다르게 하여($10^2$과 $10^6$) aflatoxin 생성을 검토하였다. 균접종량이 적었을 때$(10^2)$ 대두품종간의 AF 생성량에 현저한 차이가 있어 남천은 봉의의 7배 정도의 AF $B_1$을 생성하였으며, 봉의와 황금이 가장 적은 량의 $AF\;B_1$ (p<0.05)을 생성하였다. 한편 장엽은 가장 많은 양의 $AF\;G_1$ (p<0.05)을 생성하였고, 남천과 장엽은 $AF\;B_1+G_1$을 가장 많이 생성하는 품종이었으며, 이들은 비교군으로 쓰인 쌀보다 70배 정도의 AF을 생성하였다. 소립(小粒) 대두인 단엽과 장백은 $AF\;B_1/G_1$율이 높은 반면 대립(大粒) 대두인 봉의 황금 및 장엽은 낮은 $AF\;B_1/G_1$율을 나타내었다. 균 접종량이 많았을 때는$(10^6)$ $10^2$ 때보다 소량의 AF이 생성되었는데 남천이 가장 적은 량의 $AF\;B_1$을 생성하였으나 황금은 가장 많은 량의 $AF\;B_1$을 생성하였다(p<0.05). $AF\;G_1$에 있어서는 황금을 제외하고는 생성량에 있어 품종간의 차이가 없었고 이 경우 AF 생성은 비교군 쌀에서 보다 적은 량이 생성되었다.