Interrelationships of mycotoxins with nutrition
Hamilton, P.B.
Federation Proceedings 36(6): 1899-1902
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-9446 PMID: 323066 Document Number: 111086
Mycotoxins interact with lipid, protein, carbohydrate, and vitamin nutrition. Diets high in lipid have a mortality-sparing effect against aflatoxicosis and, if high in unsaturated fatty acids, a growth-sparing effect. Aflatoxicosis causes a lipid malabsorption syndrome coupled with decreased digestive enzymes and bile salt excretion, a decreased synthesis of fatty acids, and impaired transport. Deficiencies of vitamins A, D, or riboflavin make animals more sensitive to aflatoxin while a thiamin deficiency has the opposite effect. Interaction with vitamins E and K has not yet been clearly demonstrated. Mycotoxins increase the protein requirements of animals and apparently alter the enzymes that regulate glycogen catabolism and neogenesis. Mycotoxins interact with lipid, protein, carbohydrate and vitamin nutrition. Diets high in lipid have a mortality-sparing effect against aflatoxicosis and, if high in unsaturated fatty acids, a growth-sparing effect. Aflatoxicosis causes a lipid malabsorption syndrome coupled with decrease in digestive enzymes and bile salt excretion, a decrease in synthesis of fatty acids and impaired transport. Deficiencies of vitamins A or D or riboflavin make animals more sensitive to aflatoxin while a thiamin deficiency has the opposite effect. Interaction with vitamins E and K has not yet been clearly demonstrated. Mycotoxins increase the protein requirements of animals and seem to alter the enzymes that regulate glycogen catabolism and neogenesis.