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Deoxynivalenol and its toxicity

2010; De Gruyter Open; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2478/v10102-010-0019-x

1337-9569

Pavlína Šobrová, Vojtěch Adam, Anna Vašátková, Miroslava Beklová, Ladislav Zeman, René Kizek,

Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is one of several mycotoxins produced by certain Fusarium species that frequently infect corn, wheat, oats, barley, rice, and other grains in the field or during storage. The exposure risk to human is directly through foods of plant origin (cereal grains) or indirectly through foods of animal origin (kidney, liver, milk, eggs). It has been detected in buckwheat, popcorn, sorgum, triticale, and other food products including flour, bread, breakfast cereals, noodles, infant foods, pancakes, malt and beer. DON affects animal and human health causing acute temporary nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness, and fever. This review briefly summarizes toxicities of this mycotoxin as well as effects on reproduction and their antagonistic and synergic actions.