Fusarium Mycotoxins, Their Metabolites (Free, Emerging, and Masked), Food Safety Concerns, and Health Impacts

TI Ekwomadu, SA Akinola, M Mwanza - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The genus Fusarium produces a number of mycotoxins of diverse chemical structures.
Fusariotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by toxigenic fungi of the genus Fusarium …

Mycotoxin-linked mutations and cancer risk: a global health issue

T Ekwomadu, M Mwanza, A Musekiwa - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Humans continue to be constantly exposed to mycotoxins, mainly through oral exposure
(dietary), inhalation, or dermal contact. Recently, it has been of increasing interest to …

Variation of Fusarium Free, Masked, and Emerging Mycotoxin Metabolites in Maize from Agriculture Regions of South Africa

TI Ekwomadu, TA Dada, N Nleya, R Gopane, M Sulyok… - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
The presence of mycotoxins in cereal grain is a very important food safety issue with the
occurrence of masked mycotoxins extensively investigated in recent years. This study …

Analysis of selected mycotoxins in maize from north-west South Africa using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and other analytical techniques

TI Ekwomadu, TA Dada, SA Akinola, N Nleya… - Separations, 2021 - mdpi.com
Contamination of foods by mycotoxins is linked to various health and economic implications.
This study evaluated the incidence of mycotoxins in commercial and small-scale maize and …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring Machine Learning Methods for Aflatoxin M1 Prediction in Jordanian Breast Milk Samples

A Aref, E Omar, E Alseidi, NEA Alqudah, S Omar - Computers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The presence of aflatoxin M1 in breast milk poses a serious risk to the health of infants
because of its potential to cause cancer and have negative effects on development …