EVALUATION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS INFLUENCING AFLATOXIN B1 SYNTHESIS FROM ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS MTCC 2798 USING RICE STRAW UNDER SUBMERGED FERMENTATION

摘要

Aflatoxin is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by different species of Aspergillus in food crops when stored under hot and humid conditions. Among the various aflatoxins produced by fungi aflatoxin B1 has been proved to have carcinogenic, mutagenic, t