Mycotoxin exposure through the consumption of processed cereal food for children (< 5 years old) from rural households of Oshana, a region of Namibia.

Mycotoxin exposure from contaminated food is a significant global health issue, particularly among vulnerable children. Given limited data on mycotoxin exposure among Namibian children, this study investigated mycotoxin types and levels in foods, evaluated dietary mycotoxin exposure from processed cereal foods in children under age five from rural households in Oshana region, Namibia. Mycotoxins in cereal-based food samples (n = 162) (mahangu flour (n = 35), sorghum flour (n = 13), mahangu thin/thick porridge (n = 54), oshikundu (n = 56), and omungome (n = 4)) were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

A 10-year (2014-2023) review of complementary food development in sub-Saharan Africa and the impact on child health.

Complementary foods (CFs) commonly consumed by infants and young children (IYC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are processed using either single or multi-grain ingredients through simple technologies such as fermentation, malting and roasting. Interestingly, CFs (e.g.

Assessing Structures and Solution Behaviors of Molecular and Ionic Cocrystals with a Common Bioactive Molecule: 2,4-Pyridinedicarboxylic Acid with Tranexamic Acid and Nicotinamide.

Cocrystals of 2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid () with either nicotinamide () or tranexamic acid () as ( and , respectively, are reported, with the former being a molecular cocrystal and the latter being an ionic cocrystal. Single-crystal structure analyses showed that and its coformers are sustained by neutral and ionic hydrogen bonds. Suspensions of resulted in complete conversion to monohydrate after 48 h, while was thermodynamically stable at a lower pH and showed a 2-fold increase in the concentration, relative to pure monohydrate under similar conditions.

Draft genome sequences of GM93m3, a promising probiotic strain from raw goat milk.

The draft genome of a previously documented potential probiotic strain GM93m3 from raw goat milk in Nigeria is reported. The total genome size was 2,447,229 with 46 contigs and G+C content of 44.86%.