title: Citrinin in the diet of young and healthy persons living in balkan endemic nephropathy areas.
abstract: The dietary citrinin (CT) intake of 19 persons living in highrisk "Balkan Endemic Nephropathy" areas in Bulgaria was studied. Over 4 weeks, volunteers collected aliquots of their daily meals. Weekly samples were homogenized and analysed for CT by enzyme immunoassay (detection limit: 1ng/g). CT was found at least once in the weekly diet of 11 persons, maximum levels were at 6 ng/g. Considering the total amount of food consumed, the weekly CT intake of several persons exceeded 10 microgram. The data suggest that people living in high-risk nephropathy areas are exposed to dietary CT at considerable levels.
authors.affiliation: National Center of Hygiene, Dimitar Nestorov Str. 15, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vrabcheva
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Usleber
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petkova-Bocharova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nikolov
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chernozemsky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Märtlbauer