Risk of Fungi Associated with Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Medicinal Herbal Products in the Kenyan Market

المؤلفون المشاركون

Bii, Christine C.
Keter, Lucia
Too, Richard
Mwikwabe, Nicholas
Mutai, Charles
Orwa, Jennifer
Mwamburi, Lizzy
Ndwigah, Stanley
Korir, Richard

المصدر

The Scientific World Journal

العدد

المجلد 2017، العدد 2017 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2017)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2017-08-08

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

6

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري
تكنولوجيا المعلومات وعلم الحاسوب

الملخص EN

Utilization of herbal products is a major concern due to the possibility of contamination by toxigenic fungi that are mycotoxin producers such as Aspergillus species during processing and packaging.

Research was carried out to determine the presence of aflatoxins and fumonisins in herbal medicinal products sold in Eldoret and Mombasa towns in Kenya.

The study employed both exploratory and laboratory experimental design.

The herbal products were purchased from the market and transported to Kenya Medical Research Institute for processing and analysis.

Fungal contaminants were determined according to Pharmacopoeia specifications.

The toxins were quantified using ELISA based technique.

The genus Aspergillus was the most dominant followed by Penicillium.

Fungal counts ranged between 1 CFU/g and >1000 cfu/g.

Analysis of variance showed that the rate of fungal contaminants for Eldoret and Mombasa samples had significant association (p≤0.001).

Aflatoxin levels ranged from 1 to 24 ppb, while fumonisin levels ranged from 1 to >20 ppb.

Only 31% of samples met the standards for microbial limits as specified in Pharmacopoeia.

There is need for product microbial quality improvement through proper harvesting, processing, storage, and marketing.

It is recommended that a policy be enacted to enable regulation of herbal products in Kenya.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Keter, Lucia& Too, Richard& Mwikwabe, Nicholas& Mutai, Charles& Orwa, Jennifer& Mwamburi, Lizzy…[et al.]. 2017. Risk of Fungi Associated with Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Medicinal Herbal Products in the Kenyan Market. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1205310

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Keter, Lucia…[et al.]. Risk of Fungi Associated with Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Medicinal Herbal Products in the Kenyan Market. The Scientific World Journal No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1205310

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Keter, Lucia& Too, Richard& Mwikwabe, Nicholas& Mutai, Charles& Orwa, Jennifer& Mwamburi, Lizzy…[et al.]. Risk of Fungi Associated with Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Medicinal Herbal Products in the Kenyan Market. The Scientific World Journal. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1205310

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-1205310