Mycotoxins and Phytoalexins

MYCOTOXINS: INTRODUCTION AND SIGNIFICANCE. Mycotoxins: General Considerations. Occurrence of Mycotoxins in Foods and Feeds. Detection and Determination of Mycotoxins. Immunotoxic Effects of Mycotoxins. MYCOTOXINS OF ASPERGILLUS. Aflatoxins. Aflatoxin M1. Secalonic Acids. MYCOTOXINS OF PENICILLIUM. Patulin. Citrinin. Luteoskyrin. Rubratoxin. Cytochalasins. MYCOTOXINS OF FUSARIUM. Trichothecenes. Macrocyclic Trichothecenes. MYCOTOXIN OF ALTERNARIA. Alternaria Toxins. MISCELLANEOUS MYCOTOXINS. Miscellaneous Mycotoxins. Control and Detoxification of Mycotoxins in Foods and Feeds. Mycotoxins: Future Prospects and Research Needs. PHYTOALEXINS. Introductory Remarks: Phytoalexins. Legume Phytoalexins. Peanut Phytoalexins. Solanum Phytoalexins. Phenolics and Polyketides in Carrots. Phytoalexins and Plant Resistance. Prospects and Perspective on Phytoalexins. OTHER TOXICANTS. Solanum Glycoalkaloids. Swainsonine, Slaframine, and Castanospermine. Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids. Toxicants in Plants. INDEX. c. 752 pp., 6x9, due July 1991, ISBN 0-8493-8833-3.