Mycotoxins as health hazard

Abstract

A mycotoxin is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by an organism of the fungus kingdom, including mushrooms, molds, and yeasts. Mycotoxins are non-volatile, relatively low-molecular weight secondary metabolites of certain fungi that are toxic to human beings, plants and animals. The production of toxins depends on the surrounding intrinsic and extrinsic environments and the toxins vary greatly in their severity, depending on the organism infected and its susceptibility, metabolism, and defense mechanisms. Mycotoxicosis is the poisoning by ingestion of mycotoxins through food contaminated by toxigenic fungi. Mycotoxins comprise a structurally diverse and chemically complex group of fungal metabolites and many of which have been implicated as significant health hazards on a world wide scale

Keywords

• Mycotoxins,Health hazard,Secondary metabolite

Sağlık açısından bir tehlike olarak mikotosinler

Abstract

Bir mikotoksin; mantar, küf ve maya da dahil olmak üzere, mantar aleminden bir organizma tarafından üretilen toksik sekonder metabolitidir. Mikotoksinler, insan, bitki ve hayvanlar için toksik olan belirli mantarların uçucu olmayan, göreceli olarak düşük molekül ağırlıklı ikincil metabolitlerdir. Toksin üretimi iç ve dış ortamlarda bağlıdır ve toksin bulaşmış organizma ve duyarlılık, metabolizma ve savunma mekanizmalarına bağlı olarak, onların şiddeti büyük ölçüde değişir. Mikotoksikoz toksijenik mantarlar tarafından kontamine yiyecek yoluyla mikotoksinler tüketilmesi ile zehirlenmesidir. Mikotoksinler fungal metabolitlerin yapısal olarak farklı ve kimyasal karmaşık bir grup oluşturan ve bir çoğu dünya çapında bir ölçekte önemli sağlık tehlikesi olarak sorumlu tutulmuştur

Keywords

• Mikotoksin,Sekonder metabolit,Sağlık açısından tehlike

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