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Development of an in vitro method for the prediction of mycotoxin binding on yeast-based products: case of aflatoxin B1, zearalenone and ochratoxin A

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To date, no official method is available to accurately define the binding capacity of binders. The goal is to define general in vitro parameters (equilibrium time, pH, mycotoxin/binder ratio) for the determination of binding efficacy, which can be used to calculate the relevant equilibrium adsorption constants. For this purpose, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), zearalenone (ZEA) or ochratoxin A (OTA) were incubated with one yeast cell wall in pH 3, pH 5 or pH 7 buffers. The percentage of adsorption was recorded by quantitation of remaining mycotoxins in the supernatant and amount of mycotoxin adsorbed on the residue. The incubation of yeast cell wall in the presence of mycotoxins solved in buffer, lead to unexpected high adsorption percentage when the analysis was based only on remaining mycotoxins in the supernatant. The decrease of mycotoxins in the supernatant was not correlated to the amount of mycotoxins found in the residue. For this reason we modified the conditions of incubation. Yeast cell wall (5 mg) was pre-incubated in buffer (990 μl) at 37 °C during 5 min and then 10 μl of an alcoholic solution of mycotoxin (concentration 100 times higher than the final concentration required in the test tube) were added. After incubation, the solution was centrifuged, and the amount of mycotoxins were analysed both in the supernatant and in the residue. A plateau of binding was reached after 15 min of incubation whatever the mycotoxins and the concentrations tested. The adsorption of ZEA was better at pH 5 (75 %), versus 60 % at pH 3 and 7. OTA was only significantly adsorbed at pH 3 (50 %). Depending on the pH, the adsorptions of OTA or ZEA were increased or decreased when they were together, indicative of a cooperative effect.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by Program county “Midi-Pyrénées” (Food Safety, 2008–2012). ARC (association de la recherchecontre le cancer, France) is acknowledged for KHM’s doctoral grant. The authors thank GM for English proofreading.

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  1. Laboratory Chemical Engineering, University of Toulouse, UMR-CNRS/INPT/UPS 5503, 1 avenue agrobiopôle, 31320, Auzeville-Tolosane, France

    Virginie Faucet-Marquis, Claire Joannis-Cassan, Kheira Hadjeba-Medjdoub & Annie Pfohl-Leszkowicz

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    Claire Joannis-Cassan

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Faucet-Marquis, V., Joannis-Cassan, C., Hadjeba-Medjdoub, K. et al. Development of an in vitro method for the prediction of mycotoxin binding on yeast-based products: case of aflatoxin B1, zearalenone and ochratoxin A. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 98, 7583–7596 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-014-5917-y

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