?ELIMINATION OF NATURALLY OCCURRING AFLATOXINS IN COTTONSEED MEAL

Authors

  • MANSOOR A. AHMAD Mycotoxins Laboratory, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • ZUZZER A. SHAMSUDDIN Mycotoxins Laboratory, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • BUTTOL A. KHAN Mycotoxins Laboratory, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan

Keywords:

Aflatoxins, Detoxification, Ammonia, Cottonseed meal.

Abstract

Ammoniation appears to be one of the most extensively studied and applied chemical methods. The present
study was aimed atdetermining optimum time periodrequired atpilot plantscale todetoxify aflatoxins incottonseed
mealbyammoniationundersteampressureandelevatedtemperature.Thedetoxification wasachieved upto97% with
onepercentammoniaat99± 1°Cunder0.7±0.035bar steampressure.Thequalityandtextureof startingmaterialwas
not significantly altered. This study was also aimed to develop a feasible process for detoxification of aflatoxins in
cottonseed mealoncommercialscaleinPakistan.

Published

1996-12-23

How to Cite

AHMAD, M. . A., SHAMSUDDIN, Z. A., & KHAN, B. A. (1996). ?ELIMINATION OF NATURALLY OCCURRING AFLATOXINS IN COTTONSEED MEAL. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 39(9-12), 183–185. Retrieved from http://biostaging.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2409

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 9-12 (1996): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles