Protective effect of South African plants on mycotoxin-induced mutagenicity and toxicity. University of Antwerp
Department of Biomedical Sciences - other, Natural Products and Food - Research and Analysis (NatuRA)
Mycotoxins cause animal diseases and decrease production of eggs, milk and meat. Genotoxic or mutagenic effects are amongst the important adverse effects. A mutagenic compound is most often also carcinogenic. Aflatoxins are one of the important mycotoxins and amongst the most potent carcinogens. Other mycotoxins may also be mutagenic and carcinogenic. In this project we intend to evaluate extracts of South African plants as detoxifying agents ...