The objectives of this investigation were to evaluate the ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CECT 1891 and Lactobacillus acidophilus 24 to remove fumonisin B(1) (FB(1)) from liquid medium; to determine the nature of the mechanism involved in FB(1)-microorganism interaction and to analyze whether the presence of aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1)) interferes with the removal of FB(1) and vice versa. The results obtained indicated that: (i) both microorganisms were able to remove FB(1) from liquid medium; (ii) the removal was a fast and reversible process; (iii) cell viability was not necessary; (iv) the amount of FB(1) removed was both toxin- and microorganism concentration-dependent; (v) the process did not involve chemical modification of FB(1) molecules; and (vi) cell wall structural integrity of the microorganisms was required for FB(1) removal. Consequently, we propose that the mechanism involved in the removal of FB(1) is a physical adsorption (physisorption) of the toxin molecule to cell wall components of the microorganisms. It is highly probable that FB(1) and AFB(1) co-occur in contaminated foods, since the fungal genera Aspergillus and Fusarium frequently occur simultaneously. Therefore, we analyzed whether the presence of AFB(1) interferes with the removal of FB(1) by the microorganisms previously evaluated, and vice versa. Studies of co-occurrence of both mycotoxins clearly showed that they did not compete for binding sites on the microorganism cell wall and the presence of one toxin did not modify the efficiency of the organism in the removal of the other mycotoxin. These findings may be useful for optimization of mycotoxin binding and provide an important contribution to research on microorganisms with ability to remove these secondary metabolites.

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Pizzolitto RP, Salvano MA, Dalcero AM

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