Publications by authors named "Mengshuang Jia"
Article Synopsis
- Mycotoxin cocontamination poses significant health and economic risks globally, with six mycotoxins being particularly toxic.
- Lac-W, an enzyme, can degrade these mycotoxins but needs enhancement for better efficiency.
- The study finds that adding redox mediators drastically improves Lac-W's ability to degrade aflatoxin B and zearalenone quickly and safely, making it a promising solution for reducing mycotoxin contamination in food and feed.
A multicopper oxidase Lac-W from Weizmannia coagulans 36D1 was identified and characterized as a laccase (Lac-W) with a robust enzymatic activity, which was used in various mycotoxins degradation. We demonstrated that Lac-W could directly degrade six major mycotoxins in the absence of redox mediators in pH 9.0, 24h static incubation at room temperature, including aflatoxin B (AFB 88%), zearalenone (60%), deoxynivalenol (34%), T-2 toxin (19%), fumonisin B (18%), and ochratoxin A (12%).
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