Mycotoxin detection plays "cops and robbers": cyclodextrin chemosensors as specialized police?
As in a cops and robbers play we discover new mycotoxins and metabolites everyday and we are forced to develop new molecules quickly as chemo- or biosensors or to modify existing molecules able to recognize these new hazardous compounds. This will result in an enormous cost saving to agro-food industry through the prevention and reduction of product recalls and reduced treatment costs. Here we present a brief review of the rapid methods used to detect mycotoxins, considering usefulness and limits. Then we propose a new fast, efficient and cheap methodology, based on a combination of computer chemistry aided design and fluorescence, that can help to drive synthesis in a more efficient way.
Cozzini
Pietro
P
Molecular Modeling Laboratory, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Parma, Via G.P. Usberti 17/A 43100, Parma, Italy.|INBB, National Institute for Biostructures and Biosystems, Viale Medaglie d'oro 305, 00136 Rome, Italy.
Ingletto
Gianluigi
G
Molecular Modeling Laboratory, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Parma, Via G.P. Usberti 17/A 43100, Parma, Italy.
Singh
Ratna
R
Molecular Modeling Laboratory, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Parma, Via G.P. Usberti 17/A 43100, Parma, Italy.
Dall'Asta
Chiara
C
0000-0003-0716-8394
Department of Organic and Industrial Chemistry, University of Parma, Via G.P. Usberti 17/A 43100, Parma, Italy.