A Review of Decontamination of Aspergillus spp. and Aflatoxin Control for Grains and Nuts with Atmospheric Cold Plasma

. 2025 Mar 10;17(3):129. doi: 10.3390/toxins17030129

Abbreviation	Full name
ACP	Atmospheric cold plasma
AF	Aflatoxin
AFs	Aflatoxins
AFB₁	Aflatoxin B₁
AFB₂	Aflatoxin B₂
AFG₁	Aflatoxin G₁
AFG₂	Aflatoxin G₂
AFM₁	Aflatoxin M₁
AFM₂	Aflatoxin M₂
A. flavus	Aspergillus flavus
A. parasiticus	Aspergillus parasiticus
CFU	Colony forming unit
CVM	Center for Veterinary Medicine
DBD	Dielectric barrier discharge
DRBC	Dichloran-rose bengal-chloramphenicol
EFSA	European food safety authority
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent essay
FAO	Food and agriculture organization
FDA	Food and drug administration
FLD	Fluorescent detector
GC	Gas chromatography
HPLC	High-pressure liquid chromatography
HRP	Horseradish peroxidase
HVACP	High-voltage atmospheric cold plasma
LC-MS	Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
LC	Liquid chromatography
LOD	Limit of detection
LFIAs	Lateral flow immunoassays
LOQ	Limit of quantification
MLT	Maximum tolerable level
OD	Optical density
PDA	Photodetector array
RASFF	Rapid alert system for food and feed
RGS	Reactive gas species
RH	Relative humidity
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
TLC	Thin layer chromatography
UV	Ultraviolet
Terminology	Definition
Mutagenicity	Mutagenicity is the ability of a chemical or physical agent to cause permanent changes in the structure or amount of an organism’s genetic material. These changes can affect a single gene, a block of genes, or chromosomes.
Teratogenicity	Teratogenicity is the ability of a drug to cause fetal abnormalities or deformities.
Acute toxicity	Acute toxicity describes the adverse effects of a substance that result either from a single exposure or from multiple exposures in a short period of time.
Chronic toxicity	Chronic toxicity is the adverse effects that occur after long-term or repeated exposure to a toxic substance.
Epoxidation	Epoxidation is a chemical reaction that converts a carbon-carbon double bond into an epoxide, a cyclic ether with a three-membered ring.
Hepatocellular carcinoma	Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of primary liver cancer in adults and is currently the most common cause of death in people with cirrhosis.
Aflatoxicosis	Aflatoxicosis is a condition caused by consuming food contaminated with aflatoxins, which are toxins produced by fungi.
Genotoxicity	Genotoxicity is the ability of chemicals to damage the genetic information within a cell resulting in mutations.