FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (19): 443-448.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201019097

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Research Progress in Transformation and Degradation of Trichothecenes

ZOU Zhong-yi,HE Zhi-fei,LI Hong-jun*,ZOU Cheng-han,HAN Peng-fei,YANG Jia-yi   

  1. College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
  • Received:2010-01-11 Revised:2010-09-17 Online:2010-10-15 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: LI Hong-jun E-mail:hongjunli1961@yaoo.com.cn

Abstract:

Trichothecenes are commonly found in grain and animal feed and human food produced from contaminated grain, which brings a food safety risk. Physical, chemical and biological methods have been posed to evaluate their usefulness in the transformation and degradation of trichothecenes. These methods are reviewed in this paper and their research progress is discussed in detail. Meanwhile, the mechanisms of transformation, transformation products and toxicity are also elucidated, This paper is expected to provide some references for further studying the transformation and degradation of trichothecenes.

Key words: trichothecenes, transformation, degradation, mechanism, product, toxicity

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