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Mycotoxin Res. 2000 Jun;16:150-3. doi: 10.1007/BF02940024.

Citrinin in the diet of young and healthy persons living in balkan endemic nephropathy areas.

Mycotoxin research

T Vrabcheva, E Usleber, T Petkova-Bocharova, I Nikolov, I Chernozemsky, R Dietrich, E Märtlbauer

Affiliations

  1. National Center of Hygiene, Dimitar Nestorov Str. 15, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria.

PMID: 23605518 DOI: 10.1007/BF02940024

Abstract

The dietary citrinin (CT) intake of 19 persons living in highrisk "Balkan Endemic Nephropathy" areas in Bulgaria was studied. Over 4 weeks, volunteers collected aliquots of their daily meals. Weekly samples were homogenized and analysed for CT by enzyme immunoassay (detection limit: 1ng/g). CT was found at least once in the weekly diet of 11 persons, maximum levels were at 6 ng/g. Considering the total amount of food consumed, the weekly CT intake of several persons exceeded 10 microgram. The data suggest that people living in high-risk nephropathy areas are exposed to dietary CT at considerable levels.

References

  1. J Agric Food Chem. 2000 Jun;48(6):2483-8 - PubMed

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