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Detection of
zearalenone, zearalenol and deoxynivalenol from medicinally
important dried rhizomes and root tubers
Anju Koul* and Geeta Sumbali
Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu 180 006 (J
& K), India.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
anjukoulraina77@yahoo.co.in.
Accepted 12 September, 2008 |
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An investigation was carried to determine the natural
contamination of three important fusarial mycotoxins;
zearalenone (ZEN), zearalenol (ZOL) and deoxynivalenol (DON)
in medicinally important dried rhizomes of Acorus calamus,
Bergenia ciliata, Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale and
root tubers of Pueraria tuberosa. A total of 130
market samples were investigated for these mycotoxins.
Contamination of ZEN was detected in 13.07 percent samples
and that of DON was detected in 6.92 percent samples.
However, only one sample of P. tuberosa was found to
be contaminated with ZOL. Qualitative analysis with HPLC
revealed very high concentrations of the detected fusarial
toxins in the positive samples.
Key words:
Medicinal plants, rhizomes, root tubers, zearalenone,
zearalenol, deoxynivalenol. |
