Background

Aflatoxins are strong cancerogenic compounds predominantly produced by certain strains of the Aspergillus genus. Due to their extreme stability in different conditions, it is very difficult to remove them completely in human diet and animal feeds. In this way aflatoxins are triggering numerous healthy problems (such as liver cancer) and thus becoming a huge burden to the hygiene system and food industry worldwide.

Scope and approach

Therefore, seeking for an effective technique to degrade aflatoxins to a threshold level has been a “hot-topic” among researchers. Traditional methods to detoxify aflatoxins include physical and chemical treatments, such as an extrusion cooking process and ammoniation, respectively. Meanwhile a bio-degradation by microorganisms gains its popularity due to its friendliness to both environment and body health. Natural phytochemicals (plant extracts) which have great capability to remove aflatoxins without causing any damage on human and animals come out as an improvement.

Key findings and conclusion

However, a fully and systematically discussion of the methods of detoxification for aflatoxins is still not available. Therefore, in the present review we briefly enumerate several traditional strategies, update newly methods, particularly the potential use of natural phytochemicals, and discuss some mechanisms during the detoxification period, summarizing merits and demerits of these methods. We suggest that this important information and our humble opinions could help researchers to understand the degradation of methods for aflatoxins.

中文翻译：

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黄曲霉毒素的当前主要降解方法：综述

背景

黄曲霉毒素是强致癌化合物，主要由某些曲霉属菌株产生。由于它们在不同条件下具有极高的稳定性，因此很难在人类饮食和动物饲料中完全去除它们。黄曲霉毒素以这种方式引发了许多健康问题（例如肝癌），从而成为全世界卫生系统和食品工业的巨大负担。

范围和方法

因此，寻找一种有效的技术将黄曲霉毒素降解至阈值水平已成为研究人员的“热门话题”。使黄曲霉毒素解毒的传统方法分别包括物理和化学处理，例如挤压蒸煮工艺和氨化工艺。同时，由于其对环境和身体健康的友好性，通过微生物进行的生物降解获得了广泛的应用。作为一种改进，具有强大的去除黄曲霉毒素能力而又不会对人和动物造成任何损害的天然植物化学物质（植物提取物）。

主要发现和结论

然而，关于黄曲霉毒素的解毒方法的全面，系统的讨论仍然没有。因此，在本综述中，我们简要列举了几种传统策略，更新了新方法，尤其是天然植物化学物质的潜在用途，并讨论了排毒期的一些机理，总结了这些方法的优缺点。我们建议，这一重要信息和我们的拙见可以帮助研究人员了解黄曲霉毒素的降解方法。