Aflatoxin can be degraded by the mycelium of aspergillus parasiticus.
Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 were degraded by the 8- and 16-day old but not by the 4-day old mycelium of a toxigenic strain of Aspergillus parasiticus. The 16-day old mycelium degraded the toxin more rapidly than did the 8-day old mycelium. Degradation of toxin by the mycelium was similar at pH 2.5 and 6.0.
D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
D000348:Aflatoxins