Incidence of Aflatoxins and Aspergillus flavus in marketed arecanut and soapnut powder in Gulbarga city
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G. UMA MURALIMOHAN and C. NARAYANA REDDY
Department of Botany, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 585 106
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Aflatoxin, Aspergillus flavus, arecanut, soapnut powderAbstract
During Nov.-Dec. 1992 samples of arecanuts and soap nut powder (Acacia sinuata) were collected from shops in Gulbarga, Karnataka, India, and assessed for aflatoxin content. Aspergillus flavus was the predominant fungus of 7 species identified and aflatoxins AfB2 and AfG1 were identified in both products.
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