Ensuring food safety with molecularly imprinted polymers: innovative methods for the detection of aflatoxins in food and feed samples

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Sustainable Food Systems

Asghar Ali¹  Naseer Iqbal¹  Urvah Hussain²  Adnan Mujahid²  Hamna Ilyas²  Ayesha Bibi²  Adeel Afzal²  Aqsa Sadiqa² 

[1]Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia

[2]School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

关键词: aflatoxins;    food quality;    molecular imprinting;    mycotoxins;    sensors;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsufs.2023.1210104

 received in 2023-04-21, accepted in 2023-09-05,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Aflatoxins, a group of mycotoxins, represent a heterogeneous class of secondary metabolites that pose a significant risk to food safety and public health due to their potent toxicity. Aflatoxins are widely distributed in the environment, with high levels frequently observed in hot and humid conditions. There is an ongoing development of various methods for detecting aflatoxins in food and feed samples. Herein, a review of these methods is presented with special emphasis on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) as selective materials for aflatoxins’ detection. The key findings of various methods for real-time analysis of food and feed samples are presented and analyzed, providing a comparative assessment of their performance. Furthermore, the challenges and limitations of these methods are discussed, considering their commercialization prospects and real-world requirements.

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