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Aflatoxin B1: Chemistry, Environmental and Diet Sources and Potential Exposure in Human in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorLalah, Joseph Owuor
dc.contributor.authorOmwoma, Solomon
dc.contributor.authorOrony, Dora A. O.
dc.contributor.authorLalah, Joseph Owuor
dc.contributor.authorOmwoma, Solomon
dc.contributor.authorOrony, Dora A. O.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-03T07:31:49Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-05
dc.description.abstractCancer incidences and mortality in Kenya are increasing according to recent reports and now number among the top five causes of mortality in the country. The risk factors responsible for this increase in cancer incidences are assumed to be genetic and/or environmental in nature. The environmental factors include exposure to carcinogenic contaminants such aflatoxins (AFs). However, the exact causes of the increase in cancer incidences and prevalence in many developing countries are not fully known. Aflatoxins are known contaminants produced by the common fungi Aspergillus flavus and the closely related Aspergillus parasiticus which grow as moulds in human foods. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is most common in food and is 1000 times more potent when compared with benzo(a)pyrene, the most potent carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). Aflatoxins have therefore drawn a lot of interest in research from food safety and human health point of view. In this chapter, the chemistry, synthesis, identification, toxicology and potential human health risks of AFB1 in Kenya are discussed.
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Fund
dc.identifier.citationLalah, J. O., Omwoma, S., & Orony, D. A. (2019). Aflatoxin B1: Chemistry, environmental and diet sources and potential exposure in human in Kenya. Aflatoxin B1 Occurrence, Detection and Toxicological Effects, 1-33.
dc.identifier.issn978-1-83880-256-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.intechopen.com/chapters/69028
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/1080
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIntechOpen
dc.subjectAflatoxin B1
dc.subjectChemistry
dc.subjectDetermination
dc.subjectToxicity
dc.subjectExposure
dc.subjectHealth Risks
dc.subjectKenya
dc.titleAflatoxin B1: Chemistry, Environmental and Diet Sources and Potential Exposure in Human in Kenya
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