title: Biosorption of B-aflatoxins Using Biomasses Obtained from Formosa Firethorn [Pyracantha koidzumii (Hayata) Rehder].
abstract: Mycotoxin adsorption onto biomaterials is considered as a promising alternative for decontamination without harmful chemicals. In this research, the adsorption of B-aflatoxins (AFB₁ and AFB₂) using Pyracantha koidzumii biomasses (leaves, berries and the mixture of leaves/berries) from aqueous solutions was explored. The biosorbent was used at 0.5% (w/v) in samples spiked with 100 ng/mL of B-aflatoxin standards and incubated at 40 °C for up to 24 h. A standard biosorption methodology was employed and aflatoxins were quantified by an immunoaffinity column and UPLC methodologies. The biosorbent-aflatoxin interaction mechanism was investigated from a combination of zeta potential (ζ), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The highest aflatoxin uptakes were 86% and 82% at 6 h using leaves and the mixture of leaves/berries biomasses, respectively. A moderate biosorption of 46% was attained when using berries biomass. From kinetic studies, the biosorption process is described using the first order adsorption model. Evidence from FTIR spectra suggests the participation of hydroxyl, amine, carboxyl, amide, phosphate and ketone groups in the biosorption and the mechanism was proposed to be dominated by the electrostatic interaction between the negatively charged functional groups and the positively charged aflatoxin molecules. Biosorption by P. koidzumii biomasses has been demonstrated to be an alternative to conventional systems for B-aflatoxins removal.
authors.affiliation: BUAP, Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Puebla 72570, Mexico. rosa_ramales@outlook.com.
authors.forename: Rosa Adriana
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ramales-Valderrama
authors.affiliation: UNAM-FESC, Campus 4. Multidisciplinary Research Unit L14 (Food, Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicosis), Cuautitlan Izcalli 54714, Mexico. vazquezd.alma@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Alma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Durán
authors.affiliation: UNAM-FESC, Campus 4. Multidisciplinary Research Unit L14 (Food, Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicosis), Cuautitlan Izcalli 54714, Mexico. albores@unam.mx.
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Méndez-Albores
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018533:Biomass; D005638:Fruit / Q000378:metabolism; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008954:Models, Biological; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism; D031991:Pyracantha / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; C029753:aflatoxin B2; D016604:Aflatoxin B1
keywords: B-aflatoxins; Pyracantha koidzumii; biomaterials; sorption