title: On the masked mycotoxin zearalenone-14-glucoside. Does the mask truly hide?
abstract: In the matter of foodborne mycotoxins, beside a number of regulated compounds, regulations are totally missing for phase-II plant metabolites--the toxicological knowledge of which is still in its infancy. Currently, zearalenone-14-glucoside is in the pipeline and its toxicological role is under a glowing scientific debate. In our work it clearly showed high toxicological concerns as it is prone to conversion to well-known toxic compounds (i.e. zearalenone and both zearalenol isomers) when exposed to breast cancer cells culture. The need of future risk assessment studies has been pointed out accordingly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dellafiora
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perotti
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galaverna
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Annamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buschini
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. Electronic address: chiara.dallasta@unipr.it.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dall'Asta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D061986:MCF-7 Cells; D015025:Zearalenone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015025:Zearalenone
keywords: Bioconversion; Human cell lines; Hydrolysis; Masked mycotoxins; Zearalenone