TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kostić, Aleksandar
AU  - Miličić, Danijel
AU  - Petrović, Tanja
AU  - Krnjaja, Vesna
AU  - Stanojević, Slađana
AU  - Barać, Miroljub
AU  - Tešić, Živoslav
AU  - Pešić, Mirjana
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/609
AB  - Due to its divergent chemical composition and good nutritional properties, pollen is not only important as a potential food supplement but also as a good substrate for the development of different microorganisms. Among such microorganisms, toxigenic fungi are extremely dangerous as they can synthesize mycotoxins as a part of their metabolic pathways. Furthermore, favorable conditions that enable the synthesis of mycotoxins (adequate temperature, relative humidity, pH, and a w values) are found frequently during pollen collection and/or production process. Internationally, several different mycotoxins have been identified in pollen samples, with a noted predominance of aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, and T-2 toxin. Mycotoxins are, generally speaking, extremely harmful for humans and other mammals. Current EU legislation contains guidelines on the permissible content of this group of compounds, but without information pertaining to the content of mycotoxins in pollen. Currently only aflatoxins have been researched and discussed in the literature in regard to proposed limits. Therefore, the aim of this review is to give information about the presence of different mycotoxins in pollen samples collected all around the world, to propose possible aflatoxin contamination pathways, and to emphasize the importance of a regular mycotoxicological analysis of pollen. Furthermore, a suggestion is made regarding the legal regulation of pollen as a food supplement and the proposed tolerable limits for other mycotoxins.
PB  - MDPI, Basel, Switzerland
T2  - Toxins
T1  - Mycotoxins and mycotoxin producing fungi in pollen: Review
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
SP  - 64
DO  - 10.3390/toxins11020064
ER  - 

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author = "Kostić, Aleksandar and Miličić, Danijel and Petrović, Tanja and Krnjaja, Vesna and Stanojević, Slađana and Barać, Miroljub and Tešić, Živoslav and Pešić, Mirjana",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Due to its divergent chemical composition and good nutritional properties, pollen is not only important as a potential food supplement but also as a good substrate for the development of different microorganisms. Among such microorganisms, toxigenic fungi are extremely dangerous as they can synthesize mycotoxins as a part of their metabolic pathways. Furthermore, favorable conditions that enable the synthesis of mycotoxins (adequate temperature, relative humidity, pH, and a w values) are found frequently during pollen collection and/or production process. Internationally, several different mycotoxins have been identified in pollen samples, with a noted predominance of aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, and T-2 toxin. Mycotoxins are, generally speaking, extremely harmful for humans and other mammals. Current EU legislation contains guidelines on the permissible content of this group of compounds, but without information pertaining to the content of mycotoxins in pollen. Currently only aflatoxins have been researched and discussed in the literature in regard to proposed limits. Therefore, the aim of this review is to give information about the presence of different mycotoxins in pollen samples collected all around the world, to propose possible aflatoxin contamination pathways, and to emphasize the importance of a regular mycotoxicological analysis of pollen. Furthermore, a suggestion is made regarding the legal regulation of pollen as a food supplement and the proposed tolerable limits for other mycotoxins.",
publisher = "MDPI, Basel, Switzerland",
journal = "Toxins",
title = "Mycotoxins and mycotoxin producing fungi in pollen: Review",
volume = "11",
number = "2",
pages = "64",
doi = "10.3390/toxins11020064"
}

Kostić, A., Miličić, D., Petrović, T., Krnjaja, V., Stanojević, S., Barać, M., Tešić, Ž.,& Pešić, M.. (2019). Mycotoxins and mycotoxin producing fungi in pollen: Review. in Toxins
MDPI, Basel, Switzerland., 11(2), 64.
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11020064

Kostić A, Miličić D, Petrović T, Krnjaja V, Stanojević S, Barać M, Tešić Ž, Pešić M. Mycotoxins and mycotoxin producing fungi in pollen: Review. in Toxins. 2019;11(2):64.
doi:10.3390/toxins11020064 .

Kostić, Aleksandar, Miličić, Danijel, Petrović, Tanja, Krnjaja, Vesna, Stanojević, Slađana, Barać, Miroljub, Tešić, Živoslav, Pešić, Mirjana, "Mycotoxins and mycotoxin producing fungi in pollen: Review" in Toxins, 11, no. 2 (2019):64,
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11020064 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kostic, Aleksandar Z.
AU  - Petrović, Tanja S.
AU  - Krnjaja, Vesna
AU  - Nedic, Nebojša M.
AU  - Tešić, Živoslav Lj.
AU  - Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka M.
AU  - Barac, Miroljub B.
AU  - Stanojević, Sladana P.
AU  - Pesic, Mirjana B.
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/519
AB  - Assessment of microbiological quality of bee collected pollen is very important, because of its use as a supplement in the human diet. In this study, 26 samples collected from different location in Serbia were tested for the presence of mold through mycologial analysis. The presence of aflatoxin B1, one of the most dangerous and the most widespread mycotoxin was also determined. It was established that 10 of the investigated samples were contaminated with some genera or species of mold, but all of the investigated samples were contaminated with aflatoxin B1. Considering that there is no unique and official procedure for mycological analysis of bee collected pollen, these findings suggest the need for their establishment. Mycological analysis should be followed by mycotoxicological analysis since the absence of mold does not confirm the absence of aflatoxin B1 in bee pollen.
PB  - Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
T2  - Journal of Apicultural Research
T1  - Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions
VL  - 56
IS  - 1
SP  - 13
EP  - 20
DO  - 10.1080/00218839.2016.1259897
ER  - 

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author = "Kostic, Aleksandar Z. and Petrović, Tanja S. and Krnjaja, Vesna and Nedic, Nebojša M. and Tešić, Živoslav Lj. and Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka M. and Barac, Miroljub B. and Stanojević, Sladana P. and Pesic, Mirjana B.",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Assessment of microbiological quality of bee collected pollen is very important, because of its use as a supplement in the human diet. In this study, 26 samples collected from different location in Serbia were tested for the presence of mold through mycologial analysis. The presence of aflatoxin B1, one of the most dangerous and the most widespread mycotoxin was also determined. It was established that 10 of the investigated samples were contaminated with some genera or species of mold, but all of the investigated samples were contaminated with aflatoxin B1. Considering that there is no unique and official procedure for mycological analysis of bee collected pollen, these findings suggest the need for their establishment. Mycological analysis should be followed by mycotoxicological analysis since the absence of mold does not confirm the absence of aflatoxin B1 in bee pollen.",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon",
journal = "Journal of Apicultural Research",
title = "Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions",
volume = "56",
number = "1",
pages = "13-20",
doi = "10.1080/00218839.2016.1259897"
}

Kostic, A. Z., Petrović, T. S., Krnjaja, V., Nedic, N. M., Tešić, Ž. Lj., Milojkovic-Opsenica, D. M., Barac, M. B., Stanojević, S. P.,& Pesic, M. B.. (2017). Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions. in Journal of Apicultural Research
Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 56(1), 13-20.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2016.1259897

Kostic AZ, Petrović TS, Krnjaja V, Nedic NM, Tešić ŽL, Milojkovic-Opsenica DM, Barac MB, Stanojević SP, Pesic MB. Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions. in Journal of Apicultural Research. 2017;56(1):13-20.
doi:10.1080/00218839.2016.1259897 .

Kostic, Aleksandar Z., Petrović, Tanja S., Krnjaja, Vesna, Nedic, Nebojša M., Tešić, Živoslav Lj., Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka M., Barac, Miroljub B., Stanojević, Sladana P., Pesic, Mirjana B., "Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions" in Journal of Apicultural Research, 56, no. 1 (2017):13-20,
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2016.1259897 . .