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Diminution of mycotoxins from Fusarium sp. in barley and wheat through post-harvest processing methods

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The objective of this study was to analyze mycotoxin contents in Korean barley and wheat infected with Fusarium sp. The major contaminant was determine among deoxynivalenol, nivalenol (NIV), and zearalenone, as well as diminution rate of mycotoxin contents by milling, washing, and boiling processes. NIV was found as a major mycotoxin contaminant in Korean barley and wheat, and bran showed higher contamination level than the inner part in whole infected cereal. The results indicate that the milling process of the diseased barley and wheat showed dramatic diminution rate of 84.4%. Furthermore, the washing on barley reduced mycotoxin infection up to 81.0%, and boiling showed 82.7% diminution effect.

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  1. Chemical Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, 441-707, Republic of Korea

    Su-Myeong Hong, Oh-Kyung Kwon, Dal-Soon Choi, Jin-Hyo Kim, Geun-Hyoung Choi & Nam-Jun Cho

  2. Research Institute of Functional Food Materials, Kolmar BNH Inc., Sejong, Republic of Korea

    Oh-Kyung Kwon

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S.-M. Hong and O.-K. Kwon equally contributed to this paper.

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Hong, SM., Kwon, OK., Choi, DS. et al. Diminution of mycotoxins from Fusarium sp. in barley and wheat through post-harvest processing methods. J Korean Soc Appl Biol Chem 57, 297–299 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13765-014-4016-1

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