Fungi and their metabolites in grain from individual households in Croatia.

Food Addit Contam Part B Surveill

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

Published: June 2021

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  • A study found 117 fungal metabolites in grains from Gunja-G (flooded) and Gornji Stupnik (control) in Zagreb County, Croatia.
  • Grains from the flooded village had more total metabolites and higher concentrations of ergot alkaloids compared to the control village.
  • Most regulated mycotoxins were below safety limits, but some grains exceeded limits for fumonisins B and aflatoxin B in both locations.

Article Abstract

A total of 117 fungal metabolites were detected in grains collected in Gunja-G (flooded village) and Gornji Stupnik-GS (control village), located in the Zagreb County, Croatia. Major mycotoxins and derivatives (17), ergot alkaloids (14), (23), (18), (18), (7) and other fungal and unspecific metabolites (20) were found. A higher number of metabolites co-occurred per sample in grains from G (115) than in GS (91). Regulated mycotoxins were below maximum limits except fumonisins B in 15-20% of grains and aflatoxin B metabolites contaminated more than 50% of grains at both locations. Besides FB bikaverin, aurofusarin, culmorin and 15-hidroxyculmorin were detected at relatively high concentrations. Ergot alkaloids were detected at 2-18 times higher concentrations in grains from G as compared to GS. Majority of mycotoxins were present at a low frequency (5-15%). metabolites recovered with higher frequency in GS (55-70%) than in G (20-55%). metabolites prevailed in grains from G (60-80%).

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