TY - CHAP
T1 - Biosensors for secondary metabolites, two case studies
T2 - Ochratoxin A and microcystin
AU - Campàs, Monica
AU - Prieto-Simón, Beatriz
AU - Rouillon, Régis
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Secondary metabolites are chemical compounds that are not directly involved in the normal growth, development or reproduction of organisms. Due to the toxicity shown by some of these compounds, their presence can represent a threat to human health. Reliable detection systems able to control their presence are required, as a tool to ensure public health. This chapter offers an overview of different techniques developed for the detection of toxic secondary metabolites, taking ochratoxin A and microcystins as two representative examples. While ochratoxin A is a mycotoxin produced by several species of fungi, microcystins are cyanotoxins released by certain strains of cyanobacteria. Biosensor-based strategies are emphasized as powerful screening tools.
AB - Secondary metabolites are chemical compounds that are not directly involved in the normal growth, development or reproduction of organisms. Due to the toxicity shown by some of these compounds, their presence can represent a threat to human health. Reliable detection systems able to control their presence are required, as a tool to ensure public health. This chapter offers an overview of different techniques developed for the detection of toxic secondary metabolites, taking ochratoxin A and microcystins as two representative examples. While ochratoxin A is a mycotoxin produced by several species of fungi, microcystins are cyanotoxins released by certain strains of cyanobacteria. Biosensor-based strategies are emphasized as powerful screening tools.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79956294292&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4419-7347-4_21
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4419-7347-4_21
M3 - Chapter (Book)
C2 - 21520719
AN - SCOPUS:79956294292
SN - 9781441973467
VL - 698
T3 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SP - 282
EP - 292
BT - Bio-Farms for Nutraceuticals
ER -