Research Progress on the Prevention and Control of Mycotoxins in Agricultural Products with Natural Plant Ingredients
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Abstract:
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced during the growth of fungi, and their pollution to agricultural products threatens directly the lives and health of humans and animals. The prevention and removal of mycotoxins is one of the key issues to be solved urgently to achieve high-quality development of the food and feed industries. At present, researchers have adopted a variety of strategies to prevent and control mycotoxin pollution to avoid health problems and economic losses, including inhibition of fungal growth and mycotoxins production, removal and degradation of mycotoxins in contaminated agricultural products, and decrease of the biological activities of mycotoxins. The use of natural plant compounds (NPC) to prevent and control mycotoxin pollution exhibits the advantages of high stability, safety and high inhibition efficiency, and has become a new research thrust. This article reviews the different strategies to prevent and control mycotoxins in agricultural products by using NPC in recent years, discusses the corresponding mechanisms of action, analyzes the advantages and limitations of using NPC to prevent and control mycotoxins at this stage, offers prospects on the applications in the food industry, and provides scientific reference for the development of new mycotoxin prevention and control reagents.
