• Toxicological Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.17-20
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• 1996

The effect of Fumonisin B1, a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium moniliforme on bacterial viruses P1 and Lambda, was investigated by the virus plaque assay. Fumonisin B1 inhibited the P1 viral multiplication in the concentration range from $100{\mu}g$/ml to $400{\mu}g$/ml. The inhibition was Fumonisin B1 concentration-dependent. Another bacterial virus Lambda multiplication was also inhibited by lower concentration of Fumonisin B1 ($10{\mu}g$/ml~$50{\mu}g$/ml). This inhibition was dependent on Fumonisin B1 and on virus-Fumonisin B1 reaction time. Sensitivity of bacteriophage Lambda to Fumonisin B1 was higher than that of P1 virus. Lambda vital DNA was treated in vitro with Fumonisin B1 at various concentration. Significant DNA fragmentation by Fumonisin 191 was observed in the agarose gel electrophoresis. Lambda viral DNA was partially digested even in the Fumonisin B1 $10{\mu}g$ and the level of its fragmentation was dependent on Fumonisin B1 amount up to $30{\mu}g$ per assay.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.154-160
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• 2000

Aflatoxin B1 is known as the most potent mycotoxin produced by several fungi. It has been demonstrated to be not only carcinogenic but teratogenic and mutagenic as well in humans. To prevent or inactivate aflatoxins, several chemical of physical methods were tested for ammoniation, using insecticides as an wxample, but they were unsuitable for food products. On the contrary, biological control by antagonistic microorgani는 is and ideal method. In order to control aflatoxin B1 biologically, the antagonists #07, #63, #75, #74, and #61 were separated from various samples by using the antagonistic activity test. Among them, culture filtrate part A (non heat-treated) of #63 and #74 on aflatoxin B1 produced by Aspergillus fkavus were shown to be 95% and 75%, respectively. Based on the morphological characteristics, #63 was deduced as an Azospirillum sp.

• 식물병연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.216-221
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• 2011

A representative isolate KU53 of the predominant Penicillium species was obtained from rice samples from rice processing complexes of National Agricultural Cooperative Federation in Korea. In this study, isolate KU53 was identified by its morphological and molecular characteristics. The macro- and microscopic characteristics of isolate KU53 were compared with the P. fellutanum reference isolate KCTC16913 on different media; isolate KU53 was generally identical to those of the reference isolate KCTC16913. In a molecular-based identification, the ${\beta}$-tubulin and translation elongation factor 1-alpha sequences of isolate KU53 was most closely related to those of P. fellutanum. Thus, isolate KU53 from stored rice could be identified as P. fellutanum, some isolates of which are known to produce mycotoxin-related metabolites. To our knowledge, this is the first detection of P. fellutanum from stored rice in Korea.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2011

HACCP methodology was applied in the post-harvest processing and storage of domestic medicinal produces. Particularly in terms of mold and mycotoxin contamination, candidate critical control points (CCP) in the conventional practice in Korean farms were selected and monitored by comparing with on the standard guided processing and storage. When each processing of Angelicae Gigantis Radix were assessed for their safety, the drying steps such as the sun drying or the thermal drying depending on each farm made differences in mold contamination. Moreover, the storage conditions before or after the processing were another critical determinant in the fungal contamination. In other words, storage under $4{\circ}C$ rather than at room temperature was favorable for reducing mold growth in the harvested crops. Occurrence rate of Aflatoxin $B_1 \;(AFB_1)$ in Angelicae Gigantis Radix were 12.8%, but amount of $AFB_1$ in all the collected samples were below 10 ppb regulatory limit allowed in Korea. However, for a few samples of Angelicae Gigantis Radix, still relatively high levels of total amount of the major aflatoxins (aflatoxin $B_1\; +\; B_2\; +\; G_1\; +\; G_2$) were observed around 0.18~49.94 ppb, which is not regulated presently in Korea. It thus can be suggested that post-harvest processing and storage of Korean medicinal crops need further investigation and monitoring to establish the Good Agricultural Practice (GAP), particularly to minimize microbial risk including mold and mycotoxin contamination under the changing climate. Additionally, it is also warranted for new enacting of regulatory limits for total aflatoxins in the medicinal crops.

• 식물병연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.306-311
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• 2010

2009년 국내산 옥수수 19점과 벼 32점을 대상으로 Fusarium 오염 및 Fusarium 독소 오염을 조사하였다. 옥수수와 벼 시료의 Fusarium 오염률은 각각 54.9%와 8.2%로 확인되었으며, 종 특이 primer를 이용한 PCR 증폭결과 옥수수시료에서 분리된 506균주 중 58균주의 F.graminearum 추정균주(11.5%)와 354균주의 F. verticillioides 추정균주(70.0%)가 동정되었다. 또한 벼의 경우, 분리된 315균주 중 276균주(87.8%)가 F. graminearum으로 추정 되었으며, F. verticillioides 추정균주는 검출되지 않았다. LC 및 LC-MS를 이용한 Fusarium 독소(DON, NIV, ZEA, FB)의 자연발생량 조사 결과, DON과 ZEA이 각각 2개의 옥수수 시료에서만 기준치 이상 검출되었다. FB는 대부분의 옥수수 시료와 한 개의 벼 시료에서 검출 되었으나 모두 기준치 이하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 사용된 2009년산 옥수수와 벼의 곰팡이독소 오염수준은 대부분 기준치 이하로 심각하지 않았다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.896-901
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• 2006

Patulin is a food mycotoxin which induces genotoxicity and acute intestinal disease in infants. Patulin mainly originates from fruit putrefactive moulds, especially in apples, which necessitates the maintenance of strong safety standards against patulin for fresh and processed apples. To investigate the patulin producing moulds in Korean apples, 16 morphological types of fungi were isolated from Korean apples and a patulin producing fungus was identified based on a sequence analysis of the region of internal transcribed spacers (ITS5-5.8S-ITS4 region, 505 base pair) and the 26 rRNA D1/D2 region (527 base pair). Morphological analyses were also performed. The isolated patulin producing fungus was found to a representative species of Penicillium crustosum. The maximal patulin production ability of the isolated fungus (P. crustosum) and the patulin producing standard strain (P. griseofulvum, ATCC 46037) in an SY broth medium were 0.32 and 2.46 mg/L, respectively.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.169-176
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• 1974

국내의 변질미(變質米)에서 분리 동정(同定)된 Aspergillus flavus 7균주의 aflatoxin 생성능(生成能)을 조사하기 위하여 쌀에 인위적으로 배양후 추출, 분리, 정량한 결과 모든 균주가 aflatoxin 특히 $B_1$을 많이 생성하였고 $G_1$은 생성하지 못하였다. 이들 균주의 aflatoxin 생성능(生成能)은 배양기의 변색과정 및 chloroform 추출액의 색깔과 밀접한 관계가 있었다. Aflatoxin을 가장 많이 생성한 균주는 A. flavus var. columnaris로서 쌀에서 최고 1ppm의 aflatoxin $B_1$을 생성하였으며 정제된 aflatoxin $B_1$은 자외선 흡수(吸收) 스펙트럼과 water 및 acetate adduct에 의한 유도체(誘導體)형성에 의하여 동정(同定)하였다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.162-169
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• 2020

2018년 10월부터 2019년 10월까지 광주지역의 대형마트(50건), 재래시장(25건) 및 온라인(50건)에서 구입한 보리차, 옥수수차, 결명자차, 둥글레차, 옥수수수염차 등 침출차 총 125건을 대상으로 중금속, 벤조피렌, 곰팡이독소 함량 조사를 통해 오염실태를 평가하였다. 중금속 중 As, Cd, Pb 함량을 검사하였으며, benzopyrene은 발암물질로 분류된 benzo(a)pyrene의 함량을 조사하였다. 그리고 곰팡이독소는 aflatoxin (AFB₁, AFB₂, AFG₁, AFG₂), ochratoxin A (OTA), fumonisin (FUB₁, FUB₂), zearalenone (ZON)의 함량을 검사하였다. 「식품공전」에 제시된 침출차의 규격과 비교해 보았을 때 중금속 함량은 기준이 설정된 범위(Pb 5.0 mg/kg 이하) 내에서 검출되어 모두 적합하였고, benzo(a)pyrene은 125건 중 16건의 시료에서 12.8%의 검출률을 나타내었으며, 곰팡이독소는 125건 중 29건의 시료에서 23.2%의 검출률을 나타내었다. 하지만 현재 우리나라 「식품공전」에서는 침출차의 벤조피렌, 곰팡이독소 기준규격이 정해져있지 않아 이에 대한 안전성 여부는 확인하기 어려웠다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2010

In order to ensure good animal health and performance, it is essential to produce forages with high feeding value and good hygienic quality. However, huge amounts of forages consumed by ruminants are contaminated with mold prior to harvest or during storage as hay, straw or silage. These mold can grow in forages only when nutrients are available, correct temperature exist, oxygen is present, and unbound water is available. Fungal 'species can be divided into two groups: field fungi and storage fungi. Field fungi invade the forages while the crop is still in the field, require high moisture conditions, and are such as species of Fusarium, Alternaria, Clodosporium, Diplodia, Gibberrella and Helminthosporium. Storage fungi invade forages during storage and need less moisture than field fungi. These such as species of Aspergillus and Penicillium usually do not occur any problem before harvest. Mold growth can spoil the nutritional aspects of the forages and also results in secondary metabolites that are highly toxic to animal, humans and plants. Moldy feeds are less palatable and may reduce dry matter intake. This, in turn, leads to a reduction of nutrition intake, reducing weight gains or milk production. Performance losses of 5 to 10 percent are typical with moldy feeds. Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced by fungi (molds) growing on crops in the field or storages. While greater than 400 mycotoxins have been chemically identified, the biological or veterinary medical impact of only several mycotoxins is known. Mycotoxins have attracted considerable attention as potential causes for poor performance and health disorders in domestic livestock. They can be carcinogenic, hepatotoxic, hematotoxic, immunosuppressive, estrogenic, or mutagenic. So, feeding moldy forages has adverse effects on animal health and milk consumers. Also, this author reported that rice straw hay was contaminated mycotoxigenic fungi such as Penicillium roqueforti and Fusarium culmorum in Korea. Therefore, it is an urgent need to develop an improved post harvest storage method to reduce nutrient loss and mycotoxin contamination of forages, which will have a positive impact on human health.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2009

아플라톡신과 오클라톡신은 아스퍼질러스 속 또는 페니 실리움속 곰팡이가 생성하는 가장 치명적이고 중요한 곰팡이독소들이다. 우리나라에서 주요한 향신료인 고춧가루 중 곰팡이독소의 오염현황을 파악하고, 그 오염경로를 확인하여 곰팡이독소를 실질적으로 저감화할 수 있는 방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 총 192점의 시료를 재배포장, 가락시장, 인터넷, 대형마트, GI인증 공장에서 채취하였다. 아플라톡신은 192점의 시료 중 2점에서 검출되어 1.04%의 오염도를 보였다. 오크라톡신의 경우 모두 42점에서 검출되어 평균 21.88%의 오염도를 보였으며, 곡류에서 허용기준치로 설정되어 있는 $5\;{\mu}gkg^{-1}$이상 오염된 시료도 6건으로 3.13%의 오염도를 보였다. 이러한 오크라톡신의 오염현황을 바탕으로 그 오염원을 파악하고자 하였다. 재배단계에서는 농약을 사용하지 않는 유기 홍고추와 일반재배 고추를 수집하여 동일조건으로 건조하여 비교분석하였으나, 모두 불검출되어 재배단계에서의 곰팡이독소 오염 및 재배방법에 따른 차이를 확인할 수 없었다. 또한 고춧가루 제조단계에서의 곰팡이독소 생성 비교를 위하여 고춧가루 제조 공장에서 저장 및 제조 과정의 제품, 완제품으로 각각 구분하여 시료를 분석한 결과 저장중인 시료에서는 모두 불검출이었으나, 완제품에서는 $2.32\;{\pm}\;6.54\;{\mu}gkg^{-1}$의 오염도를 보여 통계적으로 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 또한 제조공장에서 수집한 완제품 간 비교에서도 제조과정 중 자외선 조사 살균과정이 있는 제품과 없는 제품군 간에 $0.33\;{\pm}\;0.91\;{\mu}gkg^{-1}$과 $2.78\;{\pm}\;4.49\;{\mu}gkg^{-1}$ 의 오염도를 보여 역시 유의적으로 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 고춧가루에서 곰팡이 및 독소를 제어할 수 있는 중요관리점으로 생각할 수 있었다.