JOURNAL TOOLSEFFECT OF THE BAKER'S YEAST ON THE PRODUCTION OF AFLATOXIN B1 BY ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS
DOI:
UDK:
JOURNAL No:
Volume 35, Issue 4
PAGES
165-168
KEYWORDS
Aflatoxin B1, Aspergillus flavus, baker¢s yeast
Ljubiša Č. Šarić1*, Marija M. Škrinjar2, Marijana B. Sakač1, Dragana V. Plavšić1, Ivana S. Čabarkapa1
1Institute for Food Technology, Novi Sad, Serbia
2Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
ABSTRACT
Abstract
Aflatoxins are naturally occurring mycotoxins that are produced by many species of Aspergillus, most notably Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Among 18 different types of aflatoxins identified, the most carcinogenic is aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). AFB1 is stable under most food processing conditions and it is, therefore, impossible to eliminate them once the foodstuffs are contaminated. The aim of this work was to investigate influence of commercial baker¢s yeast in two different concentrations on the production of the AFB1 by three isolates of Aspergillus flavus, that showed ability to produce AFB1 in high concentrations. Samples were analyzed by VICAM’s AflaTest. The baker¢s yeast in both concentrations (106 and 109 cfu.ml-1) decresed content of AFB1 in YES broth. 106 cfu.ml-1 of the baker¢s yeast cell suspension reduced the levels of AFB1 from 15.4% to 41.6% depending on the isolate nature. It was found that baker¢s yeast was more affected in higher concentration (109 cfu.ml-1), where the reductions of the AFB1 content were from 33.3% to 98.3% depending on the isolate.
INTRODUCTION
Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus, A. nominus and a few other Aspergilli which produce aflatoxins (AFs) are closely related omnipresent microfungi that contaminate seeds and plant debris of many crops in the field during harvest, storage, and processing (Cvetnić & Pepeljnjak, 2007).
Aflatoxins are a group of carcinogenic mycotoxins causing various acute and chronic intoxications in humans and animals in addition to causing liver cancer. Dietary exposure to aflatoxins and human afla-toxicosis in the developing countries is extensively reviewed (Williams et al., 2004). Aflatoxins have immunotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic effects, and they were classified as group 1 carcinogenes in 1993 by the International Agency for research of Cancer. Aflatoxin B1 is the most frequently encountered of the group and the most toxic (Ghali et al., 2008; Matić et al., 2008).
In the recent years, many dietary strategies involving microorganisms have been under investigation. Many species of bacteria and fungi have been shown to enzymatically degrade mycotoxins (Ciegler et al., 1966;Bata & Lasztity, 1999). Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been utilized in food fermentation for several centuries. In the African and Asian countries, fermentation is used as a predominant mode of food processing and preservation. Many yeast species, especially S. cerevisiae, play a predominant role in food fermentation along with lactic acid bacteria (Jespersen, 2003).
Mycotoxin binding by S. cerevisiae and lactic acid bacteria has been reviewed recently (Shetty & Jespersen, 2006). Cell wall of S. cerevisiae consists of network of β-1,3 glucan back bone with β-1,6 glucan side chains, which is in turn attached to highly glycosylated mannoproteins which make the external layer (Kollar et al., 1997). The proteins and glucans provide numerous easily accessible binding sites with different binding mechanisms such as hydrogen bonding, ionic or hydrophobic interactions (Huwig et al., 2001, 1). Binding of different mycotoxins such as aflatoxin, ochratoxin and zearalenone to yeast cell surface has been reported earlier and the binding has been attributed to cell wall glucans in case of ochratoxin and zeara-lenone (Raju & Devegowda, 2000; Bejaoui et al., 2004; Yiannikouris et al., 2004, 1). However, there are no systematic studies on individual strains of S. cerevisiae binding aflatoxin.
Kusumaningtyas et al. (2006) reported that aflatoxin B1 contaminations in feed were reduced by S. cerevisiae addition.
Feeding of S. cerevisiae to poultry showed beneficial effects against aflatoxin-induced toxicities (Stanley et al., 1993). When dried yeast and yeast cell walls were added to ratration along with aflatoxin B1, a significant reduction in the toxicity was observed (Santin et al., 2003Baptista et al., 2004).
The aim of this study was to investigate influence of baker’s yeast in two different concentrations on the production of the aflatoxin B1 by Aspergillus flavus
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Mould
Three isolates of Aspergillus flavus that showed ability to produce aflatoxin B1 in high concentrations (2400, 1800 and 1300 µg.kg-1) were used for investigation. Aflatoxigenic nature of these isolates was confirmed by VICAM’s AflaTest during the earlier examinations (Šarić & Škrinjar, 2007). Isolates were maintained on Sabouraud Maltose Agar (Merck, Germany) at 4 °C. Manual prepared yeast extract-sucrose (YES) broth served as aflatoxin production medium.
Baker¢s Yeast
The commercial baker¢s yeast (Saccha-romyces cerevisiae) collected from different shops in Novi Sad was activated in 100 ml of Sabouraud maltose broth. The next step after the incubation period (48 h, 25 °C) was determination of cell number using the hemocytometer chamber. Working concentrations of yeast cells suspension in sterile physiological saline were 109 and 106 per one ml.
Influence of two concentrations of yeast cells suspension on three isolates of As-pergillus flavus was investigated. Three controls without addding of baker¢s yeast were also prepared.
Measurement of aflatoxin B1
Erlenmeyer flasks containing 100 ml of YES broth were inoculated with 5 ml of fungal spores suspension (108 spores.ml-1) and with 1 ml of yeast cells suspension at appropriate concentrations (109.ml-1 and 106.ml-1). Spore population was counted using a standard Koch method. The flasks were then incubated at 25 ± 2 °C for 12 days in an incubator shaker. Aflatoxin B1 measurement was determined at the end of the incubation period by VICAM’s AflaTest (Vicam, 1999).
AflaTest from VICAM is the trusted aflatoxin test that produces precise numerical results (Vicam, 1999). Using monoclonal affinity chromatography, AflaTest can isolate aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 from feeds, foods and grains at levels as low as 0.1 ppb. Results may be recorded using digital fluorometer readout with automatic printing devices (Vicam, 1999). AOAC established reliability and assurance of the Afla test (AOAC, 1995).
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 1.
The production of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) by Aspergillus flavus in YES broth with S. cerevisiae cells suspension in concentration of 1 x 106 cfu.ml-1
Isolate |
Concentration of S.cerevisiae suspension (cfu.ml-1) |
Concentration of AFB1 (µg.kg-1) |
|
|
YES |
YES + S. cerevisiae |
||
|
1 |
1 x 106 |
2400.0 |
1400.0 |
|
2 |
1800.0 |
1500.0 |
|
|
3 |
1300.0 |
1100.0 |
|
Results in table 1. show that in comparison to the control the addition of S. cerevisiae suspension in concentration of 1 x 106 cfu.ml-1 decreases production of AFB1 by isolate 1 for 41.6% and by isolate 2 for 16.6%. In the case of isolate 3, aflatoxin production was reduced for 15.4%.
Table 2. The production of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) by Aspergillus flavus in YES broth with S. cerevisiae cells suspension in concentration of 1 x 109 cfu.ml-1
Isolate |
Concentration of S. cerevisiae suspension (cfu.ml-1) |
Concentration of AFB1 (µg.kg-1) |
|
|
1 |
1 x 109 |
2400.0 |
1200.0 |
|
2 |
1800.0 |
1200.0 |
|
|
3 |
1300.0 |
21.0 |
|
Results in table 2. shows that in comparison to the control the addition of S. cerevisiae suspension in concentration of 1 x 109 cfu.ml-1 decreases production of AFB1 by isolate 1 for 50.0 and by isolate 2 for 33.3%. In the case of isolate 3, aflatoxin production was reduced for 98.4%.
Table 3. Decreasing (%) of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) production using different concentrations of S. cerevisiae cells suspension (1 x 106 and 1 x 109 cfu.ml-1)
Isolate |
Decreasing (%) of AFB1 production |
|
|
1 |
1 x 106 cfu.ml-1 |
1 x 109 cfu.ml-1 |
|
2 |
41.6 |
50.0 |
|
3 |
16.6 |
33.3 |
As can be seen from table 3 the higher concentration of S. cerevisiae cells suspension showed stronger, but different effect on the production of AFB1 by three investigated isolates of A. flavus.
The different production of AFB1 by three isolates of A. flavus under the same conditions is consequence of distinction in genetic predisposition of these three isolates. The different reduction of the AFB1 content, except by genetic diversity of three isolates of A. flavus, could be explained by competition for nutrient sources between A. flavus and S. cerevisiae and by different ability of three examinated isolates to adapt to the same conditions in YES broth.
CONCLUSION
The obtained results show that the commercial baker¢s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) reduced production of AFB1 by all investigated isolates of A. flavus. Since the higher concentration of S. cerevisiae cell suspension showed stronger effect on reduction of AFB1 content, it can be concluded that AFB1 reduction depend on concentration of baker¢s yeast. Regarding the obtained results of preliminary examinations, further investigations should be undertaken in order to established a relationsheep between antimycotoxigenic activity and characteristic of cell wall of used species of S. cerevisiae. It also should be examine a production of biomass of these three A. flavus isolates in the medium with present of various concentrations of S. cerevisiae cell suspension.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work is a part of the Project (TR – 20068) supported by the Ministry of Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia.
INSTITUTE