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. 2022 Oct 8;100(11):skac328. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac328

Table 2.

The adsorption efficacy of different mycotoxin binders against most common mycotoxins measured with in vitro methods (average adsorption ± SEM; number of samples in parenthesis)

Binders1 Mycotoxin Average
Aflatoxin B1 Deoxynivalenol Fumonisin Ochratoxin T-2 toxin Zearalenone
AC 93a ± 0.8
(n = 56)
69a ± 0.8
(n = 59)
83a ± 1.7
(n = 35)
88a ± 1.8
(n = 28)
53 ± 7.9
(n = 5)
93a ± 1.6
(n = 23)
81a ± 0.4
(n =2 06)
Bentonite 86a,x ± 0.3
(n = 295)
18b,y ± 1.4
(n = 25)
32b,y ± 4.2
(n = 8)
30b,y ± 0.6
(n = 136)
22y ± 6.9
(n = 4)
29b,y ± 1.1
(n = 39)
45b ± 0.2
(n = 507)
Clip 75ab,x ± 1.5
(n = 26)
. . . 29xy ± 16.0
(n = 2)
14b,y ± 2.8
(n = 13)
32b ± 1.2
(n = 41)
HSCAS 83a,x ± 0.8
(n = 50)
11b,y ± 1.6
(n = 26)
52ab,xy ± 2.8
(n = 15)
43ab,xy ± 5.1
(n = 5)
32xy ± 12.6
(n = 2)
52b,x ± 1.4
(n = 29)
48b ± 0.5
(n = 127)
MMT 88a,x ± 1.0
(n = 51)
9b,y ± 6.3
(n = 4)
42ab,y ± 12.7
(n = 2)
26ab,y ±11.9
(n = 2)
24y ± 13.1
(n = 2)
47b,y ± 1.7
(n = 33)
48b ± 0.8
(n = 94)
Sepiolite 95ab ± 8.3
(n = 4)
13ab ± 12.6
(n = 2)
. . . 39ab ± 11.3
(n = 3)
46b ± 3.9
(n = 9)
YCW 49b ± 0.4
(n = 165)
20b ± 1.2
(n = 35)
30b ± 2.5
(n = 18)
43b ± 0.4
(n = 196)
28 ± 3.8
(n = 9)
48b ± 0.4
(n = 213)
34b ± 0.2
(n = 636)
Zeolite 61ab,x ± 1.5
(n = 22)
10b,y ± 2.9
(n = 11)
26b,x ± 2.3
(n = 27)
44ab,x ± 1.3
(n = 45)
5x ± 13.5
(n = 2)
33b,x ± 2.1
(n = 19)
32b ± 0.5
(n = 126)
Average 77x ± 0.1
(n = 669)
23z ± 0.5
(n = 162)
45yz ± 1.0
(n = 105)
47y ± 0.3
(n = 412)
31yz ± 2.3
(n = 26)
50y ± 0.3
(n = 372)
(n = 1,746)

1AC, activated carbon; Clip, clinoptilolite; HSCAS, hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate; MMT, montmorillonite; YCW, yeast cell wall.

a, b, cDifferent superscripts in the same column indicate a significant effect between binders (P < 0.05).

x, y, zDifferent superscripts in the same row indicate a significant effect between mycotoxins (P < 0.05).