Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
Sixty-three samples of cheese consisting of 23 White cheeses, 14 Kaşar cheeses, 11 Tulum cheeses, 9 Civil cheeses and 6 Lor cheeses (whey-curd), were analyzed for the occurrence of aflatoxin M_1 (AFM_1) using enzymatic immunoassay. In 28 of 63 samples (44.44%), the presence of AFM_1 was detected in concentrations between 7 ng/kg and 202 ng/kg. The mean levels of AFM_1 were 28.08 ng/kg in White cheeses, 22.80 ng/kg in Kaşar cheeses, 74.05 ng/kg in Tulum cheeses, 12.32 ng/kg in Civil cheeses and 15.95 ng/kg in Lor cheeses.
Keywords
Aflatoxin M_1 (AFM_1), cheese, enzymatic immunoassay (EIA)
First Page
527
Last Page
530
Recommended Citation
GÜRSES, MUSTAFA; ERDOĞAN, AHMET; and ÇETİN, BÜLENT (2004) "Occurrence of Aflatoxin M_1 in Some Cheese Types Sold in Erzurum, Turkey," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 28: No. 3, Article 11. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol28/iss3/11
