The mold TUS-MM1 can degrade the patulin mycotoxin. (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

The mold TUS-MM1 can degrade the patulin mycotoxin.

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Patulin toxicity is a serious food safety hazard, and scientists are looking for ways to control it. Now, researchers from TUS, Japan, have identified, for the first time, a mold strain that can convert patulin into desoxypatulinic acid and other less toxic substances, with potential applications for patulin biocontrol.

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The Authors. MicrobiologyOpen published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Image Source Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mbo3.1373)

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