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Preliminary study on the relationship between aflatoxin-bovine serum albumin adducts in blood and aflatoxin M1 levels in milk of dairy cows

  • Janine Winkler
  • , Ya Xu
  • , Yun Yun Gong
  • , Johanna Lindahl
  • , Susanne Kersten
  • , Sven Daenicke
  • , Michael N. Routledge

Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

Abstract

The aflatoxin (AF) albumin adduct is often used as a biomarker for aflatoxin exposure in humans. An ELISA method previously used for aflatoxin serum albumin in human blood was used to analyse bovine serum samples (n = 22) collected from dairy cattle during an aflatoxin mitigation study in Kenya. Albumin adduct data were compared with aflatoxin M-1 (AFM(1)) levels in corresponding milk samples from these cows. The concentration ranged from < LOD to 487.9 pg/mL for AFM(1) and < LOD and 96.3 pg/mg for aflatoxin-albumin. This study indicates that aflatoxin-albumin adducts could be used as a measure of chronic aflatoxin exposure in dairy cattle.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-211
Number of pages5
JournalMycotoxin Research
Volume36
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aflatoxin-albumin adduct
  • Biomarker
  • Aflatoxin M-1
  • ELISA
  • Dairy cow

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