Detoxification of aflatoxins by biological methods

Aflatoxins,a kind of carcinogenic,mutagenic and teratogenic mycotoxins,are classified as firstdegree carcinogen by WHO.They widely exist in some food such as corn,peanut and not only have great harm to human and animal health,but also have caused enormous loss to China's export trade.There are phisical,chemical and biological methods for their detoxification,in which biological detoxification methods has received most attention for its high efficiency,not causing secondary pollution,not destroying food's original value and palatability.Biological detoxification methods of aflatoxins in the past 10 years are reviewed in this article.