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Pedroni L, Perugino F, Magnaghi F, Dall’Asta C, Galaverna G, Dellafiora L. Free fatty acid receptors beyond fatty acids: A computational journey to explore peptides as possible binders of GPR120. Curr Res Food Sci 2024; 8:100710. [PMID: 38496766 PMCID: PMC10940776 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2024.100710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Free fatty acids receptors, with members among G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), are crucial for biological signaling, including the perception of the so called "fatty taste". In recent years, GPR120, a protein belonging to the GPCR family, drew attention as an interesting pharmacological target to cope with obesity, satiety and diabetes. Apart from long chain fatty acids, which are GPR120 natural agonists, other synthetic molecules were identified as agonists expanding the chemical space of GPR120's ligands. In this scenario, we unveiled peptides as possible GPR120 binders toward a better understanding of this multifaceted and relevant target. This study analyzed a virtual library collecting 531 441 low-polar hexapeptides, providing mechanistic insights on the GPR120 activation and further extending the possible chemical space of GPR120 agonists. The computational pipeline started with a narrow filtering of hexapeptides based on their chemical similarity with known GPR120 agonists. The best hits were tested through docking studies, molecular dynamics and umbrella sampling simulations, which pointed to G[I,L]FGGG as a promising GPR120 agonist sequence. The presence of both peptides in food-related proteins was thoroughly assessed, revealing they may occur in mushrooms, food-grade bacteria and rice. Simulations on the counterparts with D-amino acids were also performed. Umbrella sampling simulations described that GdIFGGG may have a better interaction compared to its all-L counterpart (-13 kCal/mol ΔG and -6 kCal/mol ΔG, respectively). Overall, we obtained a predictive model to better understand the underpinning mechanism of GPR120-hexapeptides interaction, hierarchizing novel potential agonist peptides for further analysis and describing promising food sources worth of further dedicated investigations.
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- Lorenzo Pedroni
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Righetti L, Vanara F, Bruni R, Sardella C, Blandino M, Dall’Asta C. Investigating Metabolic Plant Response toward Deoxynivalenol Accumulation in Four Winter Cereals. J Agric Food Chem 2024; 72:3200-3209. [PMID: 38315448 PMCID: PMC10870777 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
Abstract
Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a phytotoxic agent supporting the spread of fungal diseases in cereals worldwide, i.e., fusarium head blight. It is known that DON accumulation may elicit changes in plant secondary metabolites in response to pathogen attack. This study maps the changes in selected secondary metabolite classes upon DON contamination occurring in fifteen Triticum spp. genotypes, among them emmer, spelt, and soft wheat, and 2 tritordeum varieties, cultivated in two different sites and over two harvest years. The main phenolic classes (i.e., alkylresorcinols, soluble, and cell-wall bound phenolic acids) were targeted analyzed, while changes in the lipidome signature were collected through untargeted HRMS experiments. The results, obtained across multiple Triticum species and in open fields, confirmed the modulation of first-line biological pathways already described in previous studies involving single cereal species or a limited germplasm, thus reinforcing the involvement of nonspecific chemical defenses in the plant response to pathogen attack.
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- Laura Righetti
- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
- Laboratory
of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708 WE, The Netherlands
- Wageningen
Food Safety Research, Wageningen University
& Research, Wageningen 6700 AE, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Grugliasco 10095, Italy
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- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department
of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Grugliasco 10095, Italy
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- Department
of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Grugliasco 10095, Italy
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- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Cirlini M, Righetti L, Del Vecchio L, Tonni E, Lucini L, Dall’Asta C, Galaverna G. Untargeted Metabolomics of Meat Digests: Its Potential to Differentiate Pork Depending on the Feeding Regimen. Molecules 2023; 28:7306. [PMID: 37959726 PMCID: PMC10650005 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28217306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Meat quality seems to be influenced by the dietary regimes applied for animal feeding. Several research studies are aimed at improving meat quality, preserving it from oxidative processes, by the incorporation of antioxidant components in animal feeding. The main part of these studies evaluates meat quality, determining different parameters directly on meat, while few research studies take into account what may happen after meat ingestion. To address this topic, in this study, an in vitro gastrointestinal digestion protocol was applied to two different pork muscles, longissimus dorsi and rectus femoris, obtained from pigs fed with different diets. In detail, two groups of 12 animals each were subjected to either a conventional diet or a supplemented diet with extruded linseeds as a source of omega-3 fatty acids and plant extracts as a source of phenolics antioxidant compounds. The digested meat was subjected to an untargeted metabolomics approach. Several metabolites deriving from lipid and protein digestion were detected. Our untargeted approach allowed for discriminating the two different meat cuts, based on their metabolomic profiles. Nonetheless, multivariate statistics allowed clearly discriminating between samples obtained from different animal diets. In particular, the inclusion of linseeds and polyphenols in the animal diet led to a decrease in metabolites generated from oxidative degradation reactions, in comparison to the conventional diet group. In the latter, fatty acyls, fatty aldehydes and oxylipins, as well as cholesterol and vitamin D3 precursors and derivatives, could be highlighted.
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- Martina Cirlini
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (L.R.); (L.D.V.); (E.T.); (C.D.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (L.R.); (L.D.V.); (E.T.); (C.D.); (G.G.)
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (L.R.); (L.D.V.); (E.T.); (C.D.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (L.R.); (L.D.V.); (E.T.); (C.D.); (G.G.)
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy;
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (L.R.); (L.D.V.); (E.T.); (C.D.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (L.R.); (L.D.V.); (E.T.); (C.D.); (G.G.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Safety, Technologies and Innovation in Agrifood (SITEIA.PARMA), University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, Padiglione 33, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Carbonell-Rozas L, Alabrese A, Meloni R, Righetti L, Blandino M, Dall’Asta C. Occurrence of Ergot Alkaloids in Major and Minor Cereals from Northern Italy: A Three Harvesting Years Scenario. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:15821-15828. [PMID: 37843173 PMCID: PMC10603808 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
Abstract
Ergot alkaloids (EAs), mycotoxins produced mainly by fungi of the Claviceps genus, have been frequently reported in rye, while their increasingly frequent occurrence in other cereals is likely related to weather conditions, with the incidence of ergot sclerotia in winter grains being related to heavy rainfall and moist soils at critical periods. However, compared to other regulated mycotoxins, data about the prevalence and occurrence of EAs in major and minor cereals harvested in the Mediterranean growing areas are still scant. In this regard, the current study reported the occurrence of EAs in 18 genotypes of winter cereals harvested over 3 years from an experimental field located in North Italy which were analyzed by HPLC-MS/MS. Results indicate a widespread occurrence of all the major EAs in all the considered cereal crops, especially under supportive meteorological conditions. EA contamination was dependent on the harvest year (p < 0.0001) which was particularly high in 2020 for all the considered species. The results also demonstrated a large co-occurrence of EAs with 98 cereal samples out of 162 contaminated with at least one of the 12 EAs (60% positive samples) in the range LOD: 15,389 μg/kg (median value: 2.32 μg/kg), expressed as the sum of the EAs. Rye was confirmed to be the crop more susceptible to the fungal infection (EAs content up to 4,302 μg/kg). To the best of our knowledge, we have reported the accumulation of EAs in tritordeum (LOD: 15,389 μg/kg) and in emmer (LOD: 1.9 μg/kg) for the first time.
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- Laura Carbonell-Rozas
- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Viale delle Scienze 27/A, Parma 43124, Italy
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- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Viale delle Scienze 27/A, Parma 43124, Italy
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- Department
of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, Grugliasco 10095, Italy
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- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Viale delle Scienze 27/A, Parma 43124, Italy
- Laboratory
of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708, The Netherlands
- Wageningen
Food Safety Research, Wageningen University
& Research, Wageningen 6700, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, Grugliasco 10095, Italy
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- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Viale delle Scienze 27/A, Parma 43124, Italy
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Mihalache OA, De Boevre M, Dellafiora L, De Saeger S, Moretti A, Pinson-Gadais L, Ponts N, Richard-Forget F, Susca A, Dall’Asta C. The Occurrence of Non-Regulated Mycotoxins in Foods: A Systematic Review. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:583. [PMID: 37756008 PMCID: PMC10534703 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15090583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The aim of this systematic review is to provide an update on the occurrence and co-occurrence of selected non-regulated mycotoxins and provide an overview of current regulations. Fifteen non-regulated mycotoxins were found in 19 food categories worldwide. On top of that, 38 different combinations of non-regulated mycotoxins were found, with mixtures varying from binary combinations up to 12 mycotoxins. Taking into consideration the amount of evidence regarding the prevalence and co-occurrence of non-regulated mycotoxins, future steps should be taken considering continuous monitoring, scientific exchange, and generation of high-quality data. To enhance data quality, guidelines outlining the minimum quality criteria for both occurrence data and metadata are needed. By doing so, we can effectively address concerns related to the toxicity of non-regulated mycotoxins. Furthermore, obtaining more data concerning the co-occurrence of both regulated and non-regulated mycotoxins could aid in supporting multiple chemical risk assessment methodologies. Implementing these steps could bolster food safety measures, promote evidence-based regulations, and ultimately safeguard public health from the potential adverse effects of non-regulated mycotoxins.
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- Center of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (M.D.B.); (S.D.S.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; (O.A.M.); (L.D.)
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- Center of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (M.D.B.); (S.D.S.)
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- ISPA-CNR—Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (A.S.)
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- INRAE, UR1264 Mycology and Food Safety (MycSA), F-33882 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (L.P.-G.); (N.P.); (F.R.-F.)
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- INRAE, UR1264 Mycology and Food Safety (MycSA), F-33882 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (L.P.-G.); (N.P.); (F.R.-F.)
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- INRAE, UR1264 Mycology and Food Safety (MycSA), F-33882 Villenave d’Ornon, France; (L.P.-G.); (N.P.); (F.R.-F.)
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- ISPA-CNR—Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; (O.A.M.); (L.D.)
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Gozzi M, Blandino M, Dall’Asta C, Martinek P, Bruni R, Righetti L. Anthocyanin Content and Fusarium Mycotoxins in Pigmented Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. spp. aestivum): An Open Field Evaluation. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:693. [PMID: 36840042 PMCID: PMC9965368 DOI: 10.3390/plants12040693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Twelve Triticum aestivum L. spp. aestivum varieties with pigmented grain, namely one red, six purple, three blue, and two black, were grown in open fields over two consecutive years and screened to investigate their risk to the accumulation of multiple Fusarium-related mycotoxins. Deoxynivalenol (DON) and its modified forms DON3Glc, 3Ac-DON, 15Ac-DON, and T-2, HT-2, ZEN, and Enniatin B were quantified by means of UHPLC-MS/MS, along with 14 different cyanidin, petunidin, delphinidin, pelargonidin, peonidin, and malvidin glycosides. A significant strong influence effect of the harvesting year (p = 0.0002) was noticed for DON content, which was more than doubled between harvesting years growing seasons (mean of 3746 µg kg-1 vs. 1463 µg kg-1). In addition, a striking influence of varieties with different grain colour on DON content (p < 0.0001) emerged in combination with the harvesting year (year×colour, p = 0.0091), with blue grains being more contaminated (mean of 5352 µg kg-1) and red grain being less contaminated (mean of 715 µg kg-1). The trend was maintained between the two harvesting years despite the highly variable absolute mycotoxin content. Varieties accumulating anthocyanins in the pericarp (purple coloration) had significantly lower DON content compared to those in which aleurone was involved (blue coloration).
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- Marco Gozzi
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/a, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/a, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Agrotest Fyto, Ltd., Havlíčkova 2787/121, 767 01 Kroměříž, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/a, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/a, 43100 Parma, Italy
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Pedroni L, Louisse J, Punt A, Dorne JLCM, Dall’Asta C, Dellafiora L. A Computational Inter-Species Study on Safrole Phase I Metabolism-Dependent Bioactivation: A Mechanistic Insight into the Study of Possible Differences among Species. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:toxins15020094. [PMID: 36828409 PMCID: PMC9962551 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15020094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Safrole, a 162.2 Da natural compound belonging to the alkenylbenzenes class, is classified as a possible carcinogen to humans by IARC (group IIB) and has proven to be genotoxic and carcinogenic to rodents. Despite its use as a food or feed additive, it is forbidden in many countries due to its documented toxicity; yet, it is still broadly present within food and feed and is particularly abundant in spices, herbs and essential oils. Specifically, safrole may exert its toxicity upon bioactivation to its proximate carcinogen 1'-hydroxy-safrole via specific members of the cytochrome P450 protein family with a certain inter/intra-species variability. To investigate this variability, an in-silico workflow based on molecular modelling, docking and molecular dynamics has been successfully applied. This work highlighted the mechanistic basis underpinning differences among humans, cats, chickens, goats, sheep, dogs, mice, pigs, rats and rabbits. The chosen metric to estimate the likeliness of formation of 1'-hydroxy-safrole by the species-specific cytochrome P450 under investigation allowed for the provision of a knowledge-based ground to rationally design and prioritise further experiments and deepen the current understanding of alkenylbenzenes bioactivation and CYPs mechanics. Both are crucial for a more informed framework of analysis for safrole toxicity.
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- Lorenzo Pedroni
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Methodology and Scientific Support Unit (MESE), European Food Safety Authority, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0521-906079
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Rabaaoui A, Masiello M, Somma S, Crudo F, Dall’Asta C, Righetti L, Susca A, Logrieco AF, Namsi A, Gdoura R, Werbrouck SPO, Moretti A. Phylogeny and mycotoxin profiles of pathogenic Alternaria and Curvularia species isolated from date palm in southern Tunisia. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1034658. [DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1034658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), is a widely cultivated crop across North Africa, with about 300 thousand tons of fruits produced per year, in Tunisia. A wide range of fungal pathogens has been associated with leaf spots of date palm, Alternaria species being the most frequently reported. Symptomatic leaves of Deglet Nour variety were randomly collected in six localities in Tunisia. We used a polyphasic approach to identify 45 Alternaria and five Curvularia strains isolated from date palm, confirming their pathogenicity. Sequencing of allergen Alt-a1, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gpd) and calmodulin genes allowed us to group 35 strains in Alternaria Section, and 10 strains in Ulocladioides section. Based on sequencing analyses of Internal Transcribed Spacer, gpd and elongation factor genomic regions, all Curvularia strains were identified as Curvularia spicifera. All Alternaria and Curvularia species tested on date palm plantlets proved to be pathogenic, fulfilling Koch’s postulates. Although no significant differences were observed among the species, the highest mean disease severity index was observed in A. arborescens, while the lowest corresponded to C. spicifera. The capability of these strains to produce mycotoxins in vitro was evaluated. None of the A. consortialis strains produced any known Alternaria mycotoxin, whereas more than 80% of the strains included in Alternaria section Alternaria produced variable amounts of multiple mycotoxins such as alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, altenuene, tenuazonic acid and tentoxin. Curvularia spicifera strains produced detectable traces of fumonisins B. This work reports a first comprehensive multidisciplinary study of mycotoxigenic Alternaria species and C. spicifera associated with leaf spot disease on date palm.
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Pedroni L, Perugino F, Galaverna G, Dall’Asta C, Dellafiora L. An In Silico Framework to Mine Bioactive Peptides from Annotated Proteomes: A Case Study on Pancreatic Alpha Amylase Inhibitory Peptides from Algae and Cyanobacteria. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14214680. [PMID: 36364940 PMCID: PMC9658718 DOI: 10.3390/nu14214680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Bioactive peptides may exert beneficial activities in living organisms such as the regulation of glucose metabolism through the inhibition of alpha amylases. Algae and cyanobacteria are gaining a growing interest for their health-promoting properties, and possible effects on glucose metabolism have been described, although the underlying mechanisms need clarification. This study proposes a computer-driven workflow for a proteome-wide mining of alpha amylase inhibitory peptides from the proteome of Chlorella vulgaris, Auxenochlorella protothecoides and Aphanizomenon flos-aquae. Overall, this work presents an innovative and versatile approach to support the identification of bioactive peptides in annotated proteomes. The study: (i) highlighted the presence of alpha amylase inhibitory peptides within the proteomes under investigation (including ELS, which is among the most potent inhibitory tripeptides identified so far); (ii) mechanistically investigated the possible mechanisms of action; and (iii) prioritized further dedicated investigation on the proteome of C. vulgaris and A. flos-aquae, and on CSSL and PGG sequences.
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Torrijos R, Righetti L, Cirlini M, Calani L, Mañes J, Meca G, Dall’Asta C. Phytochemical profiling of volatile and bioactive compounds in yellow mustard (Sinapis alba) and oriental mustard (Brassica juncea) seed flour and bran. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.114221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rocchetti G, Vitali M, Zappaterra M, Righetti L, Sirri R, Lucini L, Dall’Asta C, Davoli R, Galaverna G. A molecular insight into the lipid changes of pig Longissimus thoracis muscle following dietary supplementation with functional ingredients. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0264953. [PMID: 35324931 PMCID: PMC8947141 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
In this work, the Longissimus thoracis pig skeletal muscle was used as a model to investigate the impact of two different diets, supplemented with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from extruded linseed (L) and polyphenols from grape skin and oregano extracts (L+P), on the lipidomic profile of meat. A standard diet for growing-finishing pigs (CTRL) was used as a control. Changes in lipids profile were investigated through an untargeted lipidomics and transcriptomics combined investigation. The lipidomics identified 1507 compounds, with 195 compounds fitting with the MS/MS spectra of LipidBlast database. When compared with the CTRL group, the L+P diet significantly increased 15 glycerophospholipids and 8 sphingolipids, while the L diet determined a marked up-accumulation of glycerolipids. According to the correlations outlined between discriminant lipids and genes, the L diet may act preventing adipogenesis and the related inflammation processes, while the L+P diet promoted the expression of genes involved in lipids' biosynthesis and adipogenic extracellular matrix formation and functioning.
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- Gabriele Rocchetti
- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Interdepartmental centre for Industrial Agrifood research (CIRI-AGRO)—Università di Bologna, Cesena, Italy
- Department of Agricultural and Food sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, Parco Area delle Scienze, Parma, Italy
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- Interdepartmental centre for Industrial Agrifood research (CIRI-AGRO)—Università di Bologna, Cesena, Italy
- Department of Agricultural and Food sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, Parco Area delle Scienze, Parma, Italy
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- Interdepartmental centre for Industrial Agrifood research (CIRI-AGRO)—Università di Bologna, Cesena, Italy
- Department of Agricultural and Food sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, Parco Area delle Scienze, Parma, Italy
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Tittlemier S, Cramer B, Dall’Asta C, DeRosa M, Lattanzio V, Malone R, Maragos C, Stranska M, Sumarah M. Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2020-2021. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2022. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2021.2752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This review summarises developments published in the period from mid-2020 to mid-2021 on the analysis of a number of diverse matrices for mycotoxins. Notable developments in all aspects of mycotoxin analysis, from sampling and quality assurance/quality control of analytical results, to the various detection and quantitation technologies ranging from single mycotoxin biosensors to comprehensive instrumental methods are presented and discussed. The summary and discussion of this past year’s developments in detection and quantitation technology covers chromatography with targeted or non-targeted high resolution mass spectrometry, tandem mass spectrometry, detection other than mass spectrometry, biosensors, as well as assays using alternatives to antibodies. This critical review aims to briefly present the most important recent developments and trends in mycotoxin determination, as well as to address limitations of the presented methodologies.
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- S.A. Tittlemier
- Canadian Grain Commission, Grain Research Laboratory, 1404-303 Main St, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 3G8, Canada
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institute of Food Chemistry, Corrensstr. 45, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Università di Parma, Department of Food and Drug, Viale delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Trilogy Analytical Laboratory, 870 Vossbrink Dr, Washington, MO 63090, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL 61604, USA
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- Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technicka 5, Prague, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, 1391 Sandford Street, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
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Martelli F, Cirlini M, Dellafiora L, Neviani E, Dall’Asta C, Bernini V. Mitigation of marine toxins by interactions with bacteria: The case of okadaic acid and tetrodotoxin. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Righetti L, Dall’Asta C, Lucini L, Battilani P. Lipid Signaling Modulates the Response to Fumonisin Contamination and Its Source, Fusarium verticillioides, in Maize. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:701680. [PMID: 34819936 PMCID: PMC8606633 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.701680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fumonisin-contaminated maize (Zea mays L.) products are a major health concern because of their toxic effects in humans and animals. Breeding maize for increased mycotoxin resistance is one of the key sustainable strategies for mitigating the effects of fumonisin contamination. Recent studies suggest a link between fumonisin accumulation and plant lipid and oxylipin profiles. However, the data collected so far do not reveal a cause-and-effect relationship. In this study, to decipher the multifactorial nature of mycotoxin resistance and plant-pathogen interaction mechanisms, we examined the oxylipin and complex lipid profiles of two maize hybrids (H21 and H22, the latter showing significantly lower FBs content) grown in the open field in two locations over 3years. Untargeted ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time-of-flight (UHPLC-Q-TOF), together with chemometrics analysis, successfully distinguished between the two hybrids as having low- and high-level fumonisin contamination. Considering that H21 and H22 were exposed to the same environmental factors, the higher activation of lipid signaling systems in H22 suggests that other routes are enabled in the less susceptible hybrids to limit fumonisin B (FB) accumulation. Our results highlighted the crucial role played by oxylipin and sphingolipid signaling in modulating the complex maize response to F. verticillioides infection. Overall, our results returned a global view on the changes in lipid metabolites related to fumonisin accumulation under open field conditions, and revealed a strong activation of the lipid signaling cascade in maize in the presence of FB1.
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- Laura Righetti
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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Righetti L, Bhandari DR, Rolli E, Tortorella S, Bruni R, Dall’Asta C, Spengler B. Mycotoxin Uptake in Wheat - Eavesdropping Fusarium Presence for Priming Plant Defenses or a Trojan Horse to Weaken Them? Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:711389. [PMID: 34381485 PMCID: PMC8350570 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.711389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fusarium mycotoxins represent a major threat for cereal crops and food safety. While previous investigations have described plant biotransforming properties on mycotoxins or metabolic relapses of fungal infections in plants, so far, the potential consequences of radical exposure in healthy crops are mostly unknown. Therefore, we aimed at evaluating whether the exposure to mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEN), at the plant-soil interface may be considered a form of biotic stress capable of inducing priming or a potential initiation of fungal attack. To address this, we used atmospheric-pressure scanning microprobe matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging to investigate the activation or the inhibition of specific biosynthetic pathways and in situ localization of primary and secondary metabolites in wheat. According to our untargeted metabolomics investigation, the translocation of plant defense metabolites (i.e., hydroxycinnamic acid amide and flavones) follows the mycotoxin accumulation organs, which is the root for ZEN-treated plantlet and culm for DON-treated sample, suggesting a local "defense-on-demand response." Therefore, it can be hypothesized that DON and ZEN are involved in the eavesdropping of Fusarium presence in soil and that wheat response based on secondary metabolites may operate on multiple organs with a potential interplay that involves masked mycotoxins.
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- Laura Righetti
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Rabaaoui A, Dall’Asta C, Righetti L, Susca A, Logrieco AF, Namsi A, Gdoura R, Werbrouck SPO, Moretti A, Masiello M. Phylogeny and Mycotoxin Profile of Pathogenic Fusarium Species Isolated from Sudden Decline Syndrome and Leaf Wilt Symptoms on Date Palms ( Phoenix dactylifera) in Tunisia. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13070463. [PMID: 34209422 PMCID: PMC8310299 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13070463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In 2017–2018, extensive symptoms of sudden decline and fruit rot were observed on date palms in southern Tunisia. Samples of diseased plants were randomly collected in six localities. Based on morphological identification, Fusarium was the most frequent fungal genus detected. A sequencing of translation elongation factor, calmodulin, and second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II genes was used to identify 63 representative Fusarium strains at species level and investigate their phylogenetic relationships. The main species detected was Fusarium proliferatum, and at a much lesser extent, Fusarium brachygibbosum, Fusarium caatingaense, Fusarium clavum, Fusarium incarnatum, and Fusarium solani. Pathogenicity on the Deglet Nour variety plantlets and the capability to produce mycotoxins were also assessed. All Fusarium species were pathogenic complying Koch’s postulates. Fusarium proliferatum strains produced mainly fumonisins (FBs), beauvericin (BEA), and, to a lesser extent, enniatins (ENNs) and moniliformin (MON). All F. brachygibbosum strains produced low levels of BEA, diacetoxyscirpenol, and neosolaniol; two strains produced also T-2 toxin, and a single strain produced HT-2 toxin. Fusarium caatingaense, F. clavum, F. incarnatum produced only BEA. Fusarium solani strains produced MON, BEA, and ENNs. This work reports for the first time a comprehensive multidisciplinary study of Fusarium species on date palms, concerning both phytopathological and food safety issues.
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- Amal Rabaaoui
- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (A.R.); (S.P.O.W.)
- Laboratory of Toxicology-Microbiology and Environmental Health, Department of Biology, University Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia;
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (C.D.); (L.R.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (C.D.); (L.R.)
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR-ISPA, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.S.); (A.F.L.); (M.M.)
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR-ISPA, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.S.); (A.F.L.); (M.M.)
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- Laboratoire de Phytopathologie, Centre Régional de Recherches en Agriculture Oasienne, Degache 2260, Tunisia;
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- Laboratory of Toxicology-Microbiology and Environmental Health, Department of Biology, University Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia;
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (A.R.); (S.P.O.W.)
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR-ISPA, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.S.); (A.F.L.); (M.M.)
- Correspondence:
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR-ISPA, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.S.); (A.F.L.); (M.M.)
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Righetti L, Rolli E, Dellafiora L, Galaverna G, Suman M, Bruni R, Dall’Asta C. Thinking Out of the Box: On the Ability of Zea mays L. to Biotrasform Aflatoxin B1 Into Its Modified Forms. Front Plant Sci 2021; 11:599158. [PMID: 33510745 PMCID: PMC7835335 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.599158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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While aflatoxin metabolism in animals has been clarified, very limited information is so far available on the possible biotransformation occurring in plants. Therefore, this work aimed at investigating whether AFB1 metabolites could occur in field-grown infected maize and the putative role of Zea mays L. metabolism in their production. For such scope, asymptomatic in vitro-grown plantlets and in silico evaluations of plant transforming enzymes were used to pinpoint how plants may handle these compounds. Our data demonstrated the role of maize plants in the production of Phase I hydroxylated aflatoxins, including, among others, AFM1, AFM2, and aflatoxicol, and suggest that plant cytochromes may be involved in this biotransformation of AFB1.
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- Laura Righetti
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Barilla G.R. F.lli SpA, Advanced Laboratory Research, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Spaggiari M, Dall’Asta C, Galaverna G, del Castillo Bilbao MD. Rice Bran By-Product: From Valorization Strategies to Nutritional Perspectives. Foods 2021; 10:E85. [PMID: 33406743 PMCID: PMC7824317 DOI: 10.3390/foods10010085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to review the innovative techniques based on bioprocessing, thermal or physical treatments which have been proposed during the last few decades to convert rice bran into a valuable food ingredient. Rice bran (Oryza sativa) is the main by-product of rice grain processing. It is produced in large quantities worldwide and it contains a high amount of valuable nutrients and bioactive compounds with significant health-related properties. Despite that, its application in food industry is still scarce because of its sensitivity to oxidation processes, instability and poor technological suitability. Furthermore, the health-related effects of pretreated rice bran are also presented in this review, considering the up-to-date literature focused on both in vivo and in vitro studies. Moreover, in relation to this aspect, a brief description of rice bran arabinoxylans is provided. Finally, the application of rice bran in the food industry and the main technology aspects are concisely summarized.
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- Marco Spaggiari
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/A, 43121 Parma, Italy; (M.S.); (C.D.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/A, 43121 Parma, Italy; (M.S.); (C.D.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/A, 43121 Parma, Italy; (M.S.); (C.D.); (G.G.)
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- Food Bioscience Group, Department of Bioactivity and Food Analysis, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL) (CSIC-UAM), Calle Nicolás Cabrera, 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Damiani T, Alonso-Salces RM, Aubone I, Baeten V, Arnould Q, Dall’Asta C, Fuselli SR, Fernández Pierna JA. Vibrational Spectroscopy Coupled to a Multivariate Analysis Tiered Approach for Argentinean Honey Provenance Confirmation. Foods 2020; 9:E1450. [PMID: 33066066 PMCID: PMC7601766 DOI: 10.3390/foods9101450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In the present work, the provenance discrimination of Argentinian honeys was used as case study to compare the capabilities of three spectroscopic techniques as fast screening platforms for honey authentication purposes. Multifloral honeys were collected among three main honey-producing regions of Argentina over four harvesting seasons. Each sample was fingerprinted by FT-MIR, NIR and FT-Raman spectroscopy. The spectroscopic platforms were compared on the basis of the classification performance achieved under a supervised chemometric approach. Furthermore, low- mid- and high-level data fusion were attempted in order to enhance the classification results. Finally, the best-performing solution underwent to SIMCA modelling with the purpose of reproducing a food authentication scenario. All the developed classification models underwent to a "year-by-year" validation strategy, enabling a sound assessment of their long-term robustness and excluding any issue of model overfitting. Excellent classification scores were achieved by all the technologies and nearly perfect classification was provided by FT-MIR. All the data fusion strategies provided satisfying outcomes, with the mid- and high-level approaches outperforming the low-level data fusion. However, no significant advantage over the FT-MIR alone was obtained. SIMCA modelling of FT-MIR data produced highly sensitive and specific models and an overall prediction ability improvement was achieved when more harvesting seasons were used for the model calibration (86.7% sensitivity and 91.1% specificity). The results obtained in the present work suggested the major potential of FT-MIR for fingerprinting-based honey authentication and demonstrated that accuracy levels that may be commercially useful can be reached. On the other hand, the combination of multiple vibrational spectroscopic fingerprints represents a choice that should be carefully evaluated from a cost/benefit standpoint within the industrial context.
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- Tito Damiani
- Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma, Viale delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy;
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- Grupo de Investigación Microbiología Aplicada, Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes B7602AYL, Mar del Plata 3350, Argentina; (R.M.A.-S.); (I.A.); (S.R.F.)
- Departamento de Biología, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
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- Grupo de Investigación Microbiología Aplicada, Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes B7602AYL, Mar del Plata 3350, Argentina; (R.M.A.-S.); (I.A.); (S.R.F.)
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- Quality and Authentication of Products Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Chée de Namur, 24, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium; (V.B.); (Q.A.); (J.A.F.P.)
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- Quality and Authentication of Products Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Chée de Namur, 24, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium; (V.B.); (Q.A.); (J.A.F.P.)
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- Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma, Viale delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy;
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- Grupo de Investigación Microbiología Aplicada, Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes B7602AYL, Mar del Plata 3350, Argentina; (R.M.A.-S.); (I.A.); (S.R.F.)
- Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC), La Plata, Argentina Camino General Belgrano 526, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- Quality and Authentication of Products Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Chée de Namur, 24, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium; (V.B.); (Q.A.); (J.A.F.P.)
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Beghè D, Cirlini M, Beneventi E, Miroslav Č, Tatjana P, Ganino T, Petruccelli R, Dall’Asta C. Volatile profile of Italian and Montenegrine pomegranate juices for geographical origin classification. Eur Food Res Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-020-03619-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Righetti L, Dreolin N, Celma A, McCullagh M, Barknowitz G, Sancho JV, Dall’Asta C. Travelling Wave Ion Mobility-Derived Collision Cross Section for Mycotoxins: Investigating Interlaboratory and Interplatform Reproducibility. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:10937-10943. [PMID: 32870673 PMCID: PMC8154562 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Parent and modified mycotoxin analysis remains a challenge because of their chemical diversity, the presence of isomeric forms, and the lack of analytical standards. The creation and application of a collision cross section (CCS) database for mycotoxins may bring new opportunities to overcome these analytical challenges. However, it is still an open question whether common CCS databases can be used independently from the instrument type and ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS) technologies, which utilize different methodologies for determining the gas-phase mobility. Here, we demonstrated the reproducibility of CCS measurements for mycotoxins in an interlaboratory study (average RSD 0.14% ± 0.079) and across different traveling wave IM-MS (TWIMS) systems commercially available (ΔCCS% < 2). The separation in the drift time dimension of critical pairs of isomers for modified mycotoxins was also achieved. In addition, the comparison of measured and predicted CCS values, including regulated and emerging mycotoxins, was addressed.
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- Laura Righetti
- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Viale Delle Scienze 17/A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Waters
Corporation, Altrincham
Road, SK9 4AX Wilmslow, United Kingdom
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- Environmental
and Public Health Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute for Pesticides
and Water, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, E-12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Waters
Corporation, Altrincham
Road, SK9 4AX Wilmslow, United Kingdom
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- Waters
Corporation, Altrincham
Road, SK9 4AX Wilmslow, United Kingdom
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- Environmental
and Public Health Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute for Pesticides
and Water, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, E-12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Viale Delle Scienze 17/A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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Cavanna D, Hurkova K, Džuman Z, Serani A, Serani M, Dall’Asta C, Tomaniova M, Hajslova J, Suman M. A Non-Targeted High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Study for Extra Virgin Olive Oil Adulteration with Soft Refined Oils: Preliminary Findings from Two Different Laboratories. ACS Omega 2020; 5:24169-24178. [PMID: 33015432 PMCID: PMC7528164 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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This work presents a non-targeted high-resolution mass spectrometry inter-laboratory study for the detection of new chemical markers responsible of soft refined oils addition to extra virgin olive oils. Refined oils (soft deodorized and soft deacidified) were prepared on a laboratory scale starting from low-quality olive oils and analyzed together with a set of pure extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) samples and with mixtures of adulterated and pure EVOO at different percentages. The same analytical workflow was applied in two different laboratories equipped with two types of instrumentation (Q-Orbitrap and Q-TOF); a group of discriminant molecules was selected, and a tentative identification of compounds was also proposed. In summary, 12 molecules were identified as markers of this specific adulteration, and seven of them were selected as discriminative in both the laboratories, with a similar trend throughout the samples (i.e., propylene glycol 1 stearate). The results obtained in the two laboratories are comparable, concretely demonstrating the inter-laboratory repeatability of non-targeted studies. As a confirmation, the same markers were detected also in "in-house" mixtures and in suspect commercial deodorized mixtures, reinforcing the robustness of the results obtained and proving that, thanks to these molecules, mixtures containing at least 40% of adulterated oils can be detected.
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- Daniele Cavanna
- Advanced
Laboratory Research, Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A., Via Mantova, 166-43122 Parma, Italy
- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department
of Food Analysis and Nutrition, University
of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Food Analysis and Nutrition, University
of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- COTECA
Srl Consulenze Tecniche agroindustriali, 56121 Pisa, Italy
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- COTECA
Srl Consulenze Tecniche agroindustriali, 56121 Pisa, Italy
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- Department
of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department
of Food Analysis and Nutrition, University
of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Food Analysis and Nutrition, University
of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Advanced
Laboratory Research, Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A., Via Mantova, 166-43122 Parma, Italy
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Dellafiora L, Gonaus C, Streit B, Galaverna G, Moll WD, Vogtentanz G, Schatzmayr G, Dall’Asta C, Prasad S. An In Silico Target Fishing Approach to Identify Novel Ochratoxin A Hydrolyzing Enzyme. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:E258. [PMID: 32316122 PMCID: PMC7232302 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12040258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Ochratoxin A (OTA), a mycotoxin that is of utmost concern in food and feed safety, is produced by fungal species that mainly belong to the Aspergillus and Penicillium genera. The development of mitigation strategies to reduce OTA content along the supply chains is key to ensuring safer production of food and feed. Enzyme-based strategies are among the most promising methods due to their specificity, efficacy, and multi-situ applicability. In particular, some enzymes are already known for hydrolyzing OTA into ochratoxin alpha (OTα) and phenylalanine (Phe), eventually resulting in detoxification action. Therefore, the discovery of novel OTA hydrolyzing enzymes, along with the advancement of an innovative approach for their identification, could provide a broader basis to develop more effective mitigating strategies in the future. In the present study, a hybrid in silico/in vitro workflow coupling virtual screening with enzymatic assays was applied in order to identify novel OTA hydrolyzing enzymes. Among the various hits, porcine carboxypeptidase B was identified for the first time as an effective OTA hydrolyzing enzyme. The successful experimental endorsement of findings of the workflow confirms that the presented strategy is suitable for identifying novel OTA hydrolyzing enzymes, and it might be relevant for the discovery of other mycotoxin- mitigating enzymes.
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- Luca Dellafiora
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (G.G.); (C.D.)
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- BIOMIN Research Centre, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria; (C.G.); (B.S.); (W.-D.M.); (G.V.); (G.S.)
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- BIOMIN Research Centre, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria; (C.G.); (B.S.); (W.-D.M.); (G.V.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (G.G.); (C.D.)
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- BIOMIN Research Centre, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria; (C.G.); (B.S.); (W.-D.M.); (G.V.); (G.S.)
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- BIOMIN Research Centre, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria; (C.G.); (B.S.); (W.-D.M.); (G.V.); (G.S.)
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- BIOMIN Research Centre, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria; (C.G.); (B.S.); (W.-D.M.); (G.V.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; (G.G.); (C.D.)
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- BIOMIN Research Centre, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria; (C.G.); (B.S.); (W.-D.M.); (G.V.); (G.S.)
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Leggieri MC, Lanubile A, Dall’Asta C, Pietri A, Battilani P. The impact of seasonal weather variation on mycotoxins: maize crop in 2014 in northern Italy as a case study. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2020. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2019.2475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
The occurrence of mycotoxins differs greatly from year to year and this variation has been attributed to climate variability. The aim of this study was to consider the variability of fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination on a small geographic scale as a possible result of local weather conditions. The presence of Fusarium spp. and Aspergillus spp. and their related mycotoxins was investigated in 51 maize fields grown in 2014 in the Emilia Romagna region, in northern Italy; information regarding the cropping system was collected for all the fields. Samples collected at harvest were analysed for fumonisins, aflatoxins and trichothecenes. Hourly meteorological data were collected from nine stations and fields were clustered with the stations based on the shortest distance principle. Fusarium spp. and Aspergillus spp. incidence varied between 17.6-46.0% and 0.6-6.3%, respectively. Fumonisins ranged between 1,718 and 106,054 μg/kg and aflatoxin B1 between <limit of quantification and 93.8 μg/kg, with a wide variability also with short distanced fields. Deoxynivalenol was detected with a considerable incidence (59%), but only three samples exceeded 1,750 μg/kg. Therefore, climate variability and related uncertainties, commonly stressed on a large scale, are not only a matter for policymakers, but also for farmers facing every day the impact on fungi and mycotoxin occurrence.
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- M. Camardo Leggieri
- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Food Science, Università di Parma, Viale della Scienza 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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Tittlemier S, Cramer B, Dall’Asta C, Iha M, Lattanzio V, Maragos C, Solfrizzo M, Stranska M, Stroka J, Sumarah M. Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2018-19. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2020. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2019.2535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This review summarises developments on the analysis of various matrices for mycotoxins that have been published in the period from mid-2018 to mid-2019. Analytical methods to determine aflatoxins, Alternaria toxins, ergot alkaloids, fumonisins, ochratoxins, patulin, trichothecenes, and zearalenone are covered in individual sections. Advances in sampling strategies are also discussed in a dedicated section. In addition, developments in multi-mycotoxin methods – including comprehensive mass spectrometric-based methods as well as simple immunoassays – are also reviewed. This critical review aims to briefly present the most important recent developments and trends in mycotoxin determination as well as to address limitations of the presented methodologies.
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- S.A. Tittlemier
- Canadian Grain Commission, Grain Research Laboratory, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 3G8, Canada
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- University of Münster, Institute of Food Chemistry, Corrensstr. 45, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Università di Parma, Department of Food and Drug, Viale delle Scienze 23/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Adolfo Lutz Institute of Ribeirão Preto, CEP 14085-410, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- United States Department of Agriculture, ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL 61604, USA
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 2440 Geel, Belgium
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
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Spaggiari M, Ricci A, Calani L, Bresciani L, Neviani E, Dall’Asta C, Lazzi C, Galaverna G. Solid state lactic acid fermentation: A strategy to improve wheat bran functionality. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2019.108668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Battilani P, Palumbo R, Giorni P, Dall’Asta C, Dellafiora L, Gkrillas A, Toscano P, Crisci A, Brera C, De Santis B, Rosanna Cammarano R, Della Seta M, Campbell K, Elliot C, Venancio A, Lima N, Gonçalves A, Terciolo C, Oswald IP. Mycotoxin mixtures in food and feed: holistic, innovative, flexible risk assessment modelling approach:. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2020.en-1757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Spaggiari M, Righetti L, Galaverna G, Giordano D, Scarpino V, Blandino M, Dall’Asta C. HR-MS profiling and distribution of native and modified Fusarium mycotoxins in tritordeum, wheat and barley whole grains and corresponding pearled fractions. J Cereal Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Tittlemier S, Cramer B, Dall’Asta C, Iha M, Lattanzio V, Malone R, Maragos C, Solfrizzo M, Stranska-Zachariasova M, Stroka J. Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2017-2018. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2019. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2018.2398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
This review summarises developments that have been published in the period from mid-2017 to mid-2018 on the analysis of various matrices for mycotoxins. Analytical methods to determine aflatoxins, Alternaria toxins, ergot alkaloids, fumonisins, ochratoxins, patulin, trichothecenes, and zearalenone are covered in individual sections. Advances in sampling strategies are discussed in a dedicated section, as are methods used to analyse botanicals and spices, and newly developed comprehensive liquid chromatographic-mass spectrometric based multi-mycotoxin methods. This critical review aims to briefly discuss the most important recent developments and trends in mycotoxin determination as well as to address limitations of the presented methodologies.
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- S.A. Tittlemier
- Canadian Grain Commission, Grain Research Laboratory, 1404-303 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3G8, Canada
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- University of Münster, Institute of Food Chemistry, Corrensstr. 45, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Università di Parma, Department of Food and Drug, Viale delle Scienze 23/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Nucleous of Chemistry and Bromatology Science, Adolfo Lutz Institute of Ribeirão Preto, Rua Minas 866, CEP 14085-410, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Trilogy Analytical Laboratory, 870 Vossbrink Dr, Washington, MO 63090, USA
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- Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology Research Unit, USDA, ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61604, USA
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6 – Dejvice, Czech Republic
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium
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Righetti L, Cirlini M, Folloni S, Ranieri R, Galaverna G, Bertuzzi T, Dall’Asta C, Battilani P, Giorni P. 5-n-alkylresorcinols but not hydroxycinnamic acids are directly related to a lower accumulation of deoxynivalenol and its glucoside in Triticum spp. Genotypes with different ploidity levels. J Cereal Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Miano B, Righetti L, Piro R, Dall’Asta C, Folloni S, Galaverna G, Suman M. Direct analysis real-time–high-resolution mass spectrometry for Triticum species authentication. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2018; 35:2291-2297. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2018.1520398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Brunella Miano
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell’Università, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell’Università, Legnaro, Italy
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Dellafiora L, Galaverna G, Dall’Asta C. Mechanisms of Fumonisin B1 Toxicity: A Computational Perspective beyond the Ceramide Synthases Inhibition. Chem Res Toxicol 2018; 31:1203-1212. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Luca Dellafiora
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Del Favero G, Woelflingseder L, Braun D, Puntscher H, Kütt ML, Dellafiora L, Warth B, Pahlke G, Dall’Asta C, Adam G, Marko D. Response of intestinal HT-29 cells to the trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol and its sulfated conjugates. Toxicol Lett 2018; 295:424-437. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Righetti L, Dellafiora L, Cavanna D, Rolli E, Galaverna G, Bruni R, Suman M, Dall’Asta C. Identification of acetylated derivatives of zearalenone as novel plant metabolites by high-resolution mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:5583-5592. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1066-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Righetti L, Rolli E, Galaverna G, Suman M, Bruni R, Dall’Asta C. Plant organ cultures as masked mycotoxin biofactories: Deciphering the fate of zearalenone in micropropagated durum wheat roots and leaves. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187247. [PMID: 29145415 PMCID: PMC5690627 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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"Masked mycotoxins" senso strictu are conjugates of mycotoxins resulting from metabolic pathways activated by the interplay between pathogenic fungi and infected plants. Zearalenone, an estrogenic mycotoxin produced by Fusarium spp, was the first masked mycotoxin ever described in the literature, but its biotransformation has been studied to a lesser extent if compared to other compounds such as deoxynivalenol. We presented herein the first application of organ and tissue culture techniques to study the metabolic fate of zearalenone in durum wheat, using an untargeted HR-LCMS approach. A complete, quick absorption of zearalenone by uninfected plant organs was noticed, and its biotransformation into a large spectrum of phase I and phase II metabolites has been depicted. Therefore, wheat organ tissue cultures can be effectively used as a biocatalytic tool for the production of masked mycotoxins, as well as a replicable model for the investigation of the interplay between mycotoxins and wheat physiology.
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- Laura Righetti
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Deparment of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Barilla G.R. F.lli SpA, Advanced Laboratory Research, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Dellafiora L, Ruotolo R, Perotti A, Cirlini M, Galaverna G, Cozzini P, Buschini A, Dall’Asta C. Molecular insights on xenoestrogenic potential of zearalenone-14-glucoside through a mixed in vitro/in silico approach. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 108:257-266. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.07.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Masked mycotoxins are found in grains and derived foods as a result of plant phase II metabolism. Recently, masked mycotoxins senso strictu, together with other covalently or non-covalently conjugated forms, even formed upon processing, have been classified as modified mycotoxins. In this context, the issue of modified fumonisins is of great interest, on account of the wide range of factors affecting their formation and accumulation in maize pre- and postharvest. Fumonisins, indeed, may undergo modification in plants, along the growing season, but also during storage and drying of maize kernels, and upon processing. All these modifications strongly affect the analytical outcome, thus making more difficult the assessment of maize compliance. Since the ratio between free and modified fumonisins is affected by maize composition and environmental factors, a deeper knowledge on the phenomena driving the production and accumulation of free and modified forms in plants may support the selection of resistant hybrids. This review provides a critical picture of the state of the art on this topic, mainly focusing on those events occurring in field, identified as crucial in determining amount and partitioning of contamination. Nevertheless, knowledge on modified fumonisins is still in its dawn, on account of the wide range of factors involved. Anyway, reported results, taking altogether, clearly indicate that modified fumonisins should be included in the monitoring plans to have an overview of the possible contribution to human exposure. Furthermore, next efforts should focus on the events occurring in field and on the cross-talk between the plant and the fungus, to support the identification of resistant hybrids and to provide data for predictive models, the most suitable tool to forecast what is going to happens in the future changing climate.
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- C. Dall’Asta
- Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Viale delle Scienze 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
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Dellafiora L, Dall’Asta C, Cruciani G, Galaverna G, Cozzini P. Molecular modelling approach to evaluate poisoning of topoisomerase I by alternariol derivatives. Food Chem 2015; 189:93-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.02.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rinaldi M, Dall’Asta C, Paciulli M, Cirlini M, Manzi C, Sabella P, Chiavaro E. Erratum to: A Novel Time/Temperature Approach to Sous Vide Cooking of Beef Muscle. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-015-1632-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rinaldi M, Paciulli M, Caligiani A, Sgarbi E, Cirlini M, Dall’Asta C, Chiavaro E. Durum and soft wheat flours in sourdough and straight-dough bread-making. J Food Sci Technol 2015; 52:6254-65. [PMID: 26396371 PMCID: PMC4573124 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-015-1787-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In the present work, the bread-making performance of durum wheat flour under straight-dough and sourdough procedures were compared to those offered by soft wheat flour by means of selected physical properties (colour, texture, water dynamics, crumb grain characteristic, bulk volume) immediately after baking and during a 5-day shelf-life. The use of sourdough process better preserved both crumb grain characteristic and moisture content of the breads during shelf-life, independently of the wheat flour used. The flour seemed to significantly affect the water dynamics in sourdough breads, being the dehydration process of crust and under-crust faster in durum wheat breads. On the other hand, increasing trend of crumb firmness during the shelf-life was slower in durum wheat breads than in those obtained with soft wheat flour. Initial colour parameters of crust and crumb appeared to less change during shelf-life if durum wheat flour was used. Thus, the final quality of breads after baking and along the shelf-life was significantly affected by both the type of flours and the bread-making process. The results reported herein showed that technological performances of durum wheat flour, especially when combined with sourdough processes, could be successfully exploited for the production of innovative products in the bread-making industry.
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- Massimiliano Rinaldi
- Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 47/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 47/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 47/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 47/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 47/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 47/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 47/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Dall’Asta C, Florio P, Lammardo AM, Prandi B, Mazzeo T, Budelli A, Pellegrini N. Development of anin vitrodigestive model for studying the peptide profile of breast milk. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2015; 66:409-15. [DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2015.1042846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Biancardi A, Dall’Asta C. A simple and reliable liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of aflatoxin B1in feed. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2014; 31:1736-43. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2014.955535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rinaldi M, Dall’Asta C, Paciulli M, Cirlini M, Manzi C, Chiavaro E. A Novel Time/Temperature Approach to Sous Vide Cooking of Beef Muscle. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-014-1268-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ginex T, Dall’Asta C, Cozzini P. Preliminary Hazard Evaluation of Androgen Receptor-Mediated Endocrine-Disrupting Effects of Thioxanthone Metabolites through Structure-Based Molecular Docking. Chem Res Toxicol 2014; 27:279-89. [DOI: 10.1021/tx400383p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Tiziana Ginex
- Molecular
Modelling Laboratory, Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department
of Food Science, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 59/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Molecular
Modelling Laboratory, Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Cirlini M, Generotti S, Dall’Erta A, Lancioni P, Ferrazzano G, Massi A, Galaverna G, Dall’Asta C. Durum wheat (Triticum Durum Desf.) lines show different abilities to form masked mycotoxins under greenhouse conditions. Toxins (Basel) 2013; 6:81-95. [PMID: 24368326 PMCID: PMC3920251 DOI: 10.3390/toxins6010081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Deoxynivalenol (DON) is the most prevalent trichothecene in Europe and its occurrence is associated with infections of Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum, causal agents of Fusarium head blight (FHB) on wheat. Resistance to FHB is a complex character and high variability occurs in the relationship between DON content and FHB incidence. DON conjugation to glucose (DON-3-glucoside, D3G) is the primary plant mechanism for resistance towards DON accumulation. Although this mechanism has been already described in bread wheat and barley, no data are reported so far about durum wheat, a key cereal in the pasta production chain. To address this issue, the ability of durum wheat to detoxify and convert deoxynivalenol into D3G was studied under greenhouse controlled conditions. Four durum wheat varieties (Svevo, Claudio, Kofa and Neodur) were assessed for DON-D3G conversion; Sumai 3, a bread wheat variety carrying a major QTL for FHB resistance (QFhs.ndsu-3B), was used as a positive control. Data reported hereby clearly demonstrate the ability of durum wheat to convert deoxynivalenol into its conjugated form, D3G.
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- Martina Cirlini
- Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, Parma 43124, Italy; E-Mails: (M.C.); (A.D.); (G.G.)
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- Barilla G. R. F.lli SpA, Food Research Labs, Parma 43124, Italy; E-Mail:
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- Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, Parma 43124, Italy; E-Mails: (M.C.); (A.D.); (G.G.)
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- Società Produttori Sementi Spa, Via Macero 1, Argelato 40050, Italy; E-Mails: (P.L.); (G.F.); (A.M.)
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- Società Produttori Sementi Spa, Via Macero 1, Argelato 40050, Italy; E-Mails: (P.L.); (G.F.); (A.M.)
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- Società Produttori Sementi Spa, Via Macero 1, Argelato 40050, Italy; E-Mails: (P.L.); (G.F.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, Parma 43124, Italy; E-Mails: (M.C.); (A.D.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, Parma 43124, Italy; E-Mails: (M.C.); (A.D.); (G.G.)
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Castagna A, Dall’Asta C, Chiavaro E, Galaverna G, Ranieri A. Effect of Post-harvest UV-B Irradiation on Polyphenol Profile and Antioxidant Activity in Flesh and Peel of Tomato Fruits. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-013-1214-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Falavigna C, Lazzaro I, Galaverna G, Battilani P, Dall’Asta C. Fatty acid esters of fumonisins: first evidence of their presence in maize. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2013; 30:1606-13. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.802839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Castagna A, Chiavaro E, Dall’Asta C, Rinaldi M, Galaverna G, Ranieri A. Effect of postharvest UV-B irradiation on nutraceutical quality and physical properties of tomato fruits. Food Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.09.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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