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Use of sunlight to partially detoxify groundnut (peanut) cake flour and casein contaminated with aflatoxin B1

Journal Article · · J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5612443

Sunlight destroyed 83 and 50% of the toxin added to casein and groundnut cake flour, respectively. Equilibrium dialysis revealed that both casein and groundnut protein bind aflatoxin but the toxin bound to casein appeared more photo-labile than that bound to groundnut protein.

OSTI ID:
5612443
Journal Information:
J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 64:2; ISSN JANCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English