EFFICIENCY OF MICOTOXIN SORBTION IN VITRO BY LIGNSORBENT

O. Reshetnichenko, Ludmila Tarasenko, Olha Piven

Abstract
   It was found that in an in vitro condition, Lignosorbent in an amount of 0.5 % showed a high sorbtion ability (70−100 %) for aflatoxin B1, patulin, zearalenone, sterigmatocystin and a lower sorbtion of T-2 toxin and deoxynivalenol (50 % and 65 %).
   The doubling of the recommended amount of Lignosorbent did not provide a significant increase in the sorbtion of DON and T-2 toxins. Lignosorbent is able to sorb the mycotoxins of the trichothecen group (T-2 toxin, DON) by only 65−70 %. The maximum level of sorbtion of mycotoxins Lignosorbent is fixed at the 60th minute of exposure. The sorbtion capacity of Lignosorbent essentially depends on the polarity of the mycotoxins.

Key words: in vitro, Lignosorbent, mycotoxins, sorbtion ability