Rapid detection of Aspergillus flavus contamination in peanut with novel delayed luminescence spectra.
Employing a luminescence spectrometer the usefulness of light-induced delayed luminescence (DL) for the detection of aflatoxinB1 (AfB1) contamination in whole peanut was studied. Peanut was artificially contaminated with Aspergillus flavus (7.5 x 10(5)conidia/mL) and incubated for 0-72 h. The DL and fluorescence spectra of contaminated peanut were obtained by a luminescence spectrometer. The correlation between the spectra and contamination levels was established. The DL and fluorescence intensity has a negative correlation with the AfB1 concentration. Our results suggested that the DL technique might be useful for the rapid and noninvasive evaluation of AfB1 contamination levels in whole peanut.
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