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7173998 
Journal Article 
Review 
Recent research on fumonisins: a review 
Scott, PM; , 
2012 
1 
Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure & Risk Assessment
ISSN: 1944-0049
EISSN: 1944-0057 
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 
ABINGDON 
29 
2 
242-248 
English 
21337235 
WOS:000301935100009 
Fumonisins are well known mycotoxins produced by Fusarium verticillioides, F. proliferatum and other Fusarium species. Many new fumonisins and fumonisin-like compounds have been detected by mass spectrometry in cultures of F. verticillioides. Recently, fumonisins B-2 and B-4 were produced by Aspergillus niger isolated from coffee and fumonisin B-2 in A. niger from grapes. Fumonisin B-2 was itself detected in coffee beans, wine and beer, adding to the list of foodstuffs and feedstuffs other than corn (maize) and sorghum in which fumonisins have been found in recent years. Fumonisin B-1 (FB1) can bind to proteins (PB FB1) and to other matrix components during food processing involving heat. The occurrence of bound fumonisins in processed corn foods is common. Another type of binding (or association) relates to observed instability of fumonisins in rice flour, corn starch and corn meal at room temperature; this can affect the immunoaffinity column clean-up procedure in analysis of naturally contaminated starch-containing corn foods for fumonisins. The occurrence of N-fatty acylated fumonisin derivatives in retail fried corn foods has also been demonstrated. Bioaccessibility of free FB1 and total bound FB1 (TB FB1) present in corn flakes has been estimated by in vitro digestion experiments. Intentional binding of fumonisins to cholestyramine has been demonstrated in vivo and is a potential means of detoxification of animal feed.