@article{Sood*_2011, title={A Study on Aflatoxins: Disease and Chemical Prevention}, volume={3}, url={https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jebt/article/view/133}, abstractNote={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";;">Aflatoxin constitutes a unique group of highly oxygenated coumarin derivative hetrocyclic compound produced by the toxigenic strains of</span><span><em><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #4f81bd;"> </span></span>Aspergillus </em></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";;">sp.; especially <em>A. flavus</em> Link and</span><span><em><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #4f81bd;"> </span></span>A. parasiticus.</em></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";;"> In biological activities, the toxicity of aflatoxins varies according to the target host, doses and duration of exposure, LD<sub>50</sub> is observed in various animals resulted serious problems including carcinoma. U.V. radiation treatment, acetic acid and ammonia etc. are used for prevention of mold growth.</span></p>}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Ecobiotechnology}, author={Sood*, Manjulata}, year={2011}, month={May} }