Trichothecenes in food and feed: Occurrence, impact on human health and their detection and management strategies

Dipendra Kumar Mahato, Shikha Pandhi, Madhu Kamle, Akansha Gupta, Bharti Sharma, Brajesh Kumar Panda, Shubhangi Srivastava, Manoj Kumar, Raman Selvakumar, Arun Kumar Pandey, Priyanka Suthar, Shalini Arora, Arvind Kumar, Shirani Gamlath, Ajay Bharti, Pradeep Kumar

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Abstract

Trichothecenes (TCNs) are the mycotoxins produced by many fungal species such as Fusarium, Myrothecium, and Stachybotrys and pose a considerable health risk. Based on their characteristic functional moieties, they are divided into four categories: Type A (T-2, HT-2, diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS), harzianum A, neosolaniol (NEO) and trichodermin), Type B (deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV), trichothecin and fusarenon X), Type C (crotocin) and Type D (satratoxin G & H, roridin A and verrucarin A) with types A and B being the most substantial. TCNs cause growth retardation in eukaryotes, suppress seedling growth or regeneration in plants and could be a reason for animal reproductive failure. Due to the increased frequency of occurrence and widespread distribution of TCNs in food and feed, knowledge of their sources of occurrence is essential to strategise their control and management. Hence, this review provides an overview of various types and sources of TCNs, the associated biosynthetic pathways and genes responsible for production in food and feed. Further, various processing and environmental effects on TCNs production, detection techniques and management strategies are also briefly outlined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)62-77
Number of pages16
JournalToxicon
Volume208
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Detection and management strategies
  • Food and feed contamination
  • Human health
  • Trichothecenes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Toxicology

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