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. 1977 Jul;34(1):34–37. doi: 10.1128/aem.34.1.34-37.1977

Aflatoxin in corn: ammonia inactivation and bioassay with rainbow trout.

O L Brekke, R O Sinnhuber, A J Peplinski, J H Wales, G B Putnam, D J Lee, A Ciegler
PMCID: PMC242584  PMID: 196548

Abstract

Four samples of corn were compared with respect to their hepatocarcinogenicity in rainbow trout. One corn sample was found by chemical analysis to contain no detectable aflatoxin. A second sample was contaminated with aflatoxins at a level of 180 microgram/kg. Each of the above-mentioned samples was divided, and one-half of each was ammoniated. These four samples were added to a semipurified basal diet and fed to a sensitive strain of rainbow trout. It was found that ammoniation inactivated the aflatoxins and reduced the carcinogenicity of the contaminated corn to a level that was not significantly different from that with the basal control diet. It was also found that the ammoniation process did not reduce the nutritive value of the corn.

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