Interactions between Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall and AFB1

PEREYRA C M.; CAVAGLIERI L R.; CHIACCHIERA S M.; DALCERO A M.

Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

Congreso; VI Latin America Congress of Mycotoxicology. II International Symposium on fungal and algal toxins in industry; 2010

The contamination of animal feed with mycotoxins represents a worldwide problem for farmers. Mycotoxin containing feed can cause serious diseases in farm animals resulting in suffering and even death and thus can cause substantial economic losses (Huwig et al. 2001). Several strategies are available for the mycotoxins detoxification and can be classified as physical, chemical, physicochemical and (micro) biological approaches (Varga and Toth, 2004). One of the most effective methods for controlling mycotoxin hazards in animal husbandry is based on the use of yeast cell wall (YCW) that adsorb mycotoxins, which can be used to reduce the bioavailability of mycotoxins in the digestive tract and alleviate their adverse effects on animals.