Publications by authors named "Krzysztof Karpiesiuk"
Aims: The current review aims to outline and summarize the latest research on aflatoxin, with research studies describing natural, herbal and chemical compound applications in animal (pig) models and in vitro cellular studies. Aflatoxin, a carcinogenic toxin metabolite, is produced by in humid environments, posing a threat to human health and crop production. The current treatment involves the prevention of exposure to aflatoxin and counteracting its harmful toxic effects, enabling survival and research studies on an antidote for aflatoxin.
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- Head blight (FHB), caused by fungi, poses a major threat to cereal crops, leading to significant economic losses and mycotoxin contamination in grains.
- In a study in Poland, warmer regions saw higher levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination primarily from certain fungal species, while cooler regions showed different fungal populations and lower contamination.
- Analysis indicated that grain infection severity was influenced by May's temperature and humidity, and competitive interactions were found among different fungal genotypes affecting disease severity.
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- Soybean is a key source of high-protein food and animal feed, but it can be contaminated with harmful Fusaria fungi and mycotoxins.
- A study analyzed 104 field isolates of Fusaria from soybean grains in Poland over several growing seasons (2017-2020), identifying three predominant species.
- Whole genome sequencing revealed new cryptic species from the Equiseti clade, marking the first documentation of Fusaria prevalence in Polish soybean grains.
This study aimed to characterize the protein composition of fractionated seminal plasma (SP) by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis and investigate its effects on survival of frozen-thaw (FT) boar spermatozoa following storage. Seminal plasma (SP) was fractionated by gel filtration chromatography to give two fractions, SP1 with more than 40 kDa (>40 kDa) and SP2 with less than 40 kDa (<40 kDa). SP1 and SP2 were subjected to LC-MS/MS and bioinformatics analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effect of management systems on selected physical properties and chemical composition of m. longissimus dorsi was studied in pigs. Muscle texture parameters were determined by computer-assisted image analysis, and the color of muscle samples was evaluated using a spectrophotometer.
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