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  • Title: Bright greenish-yellow fluorescence and aflatoxin in agricultural commodities.
    Author: Bothast RJ, Hesseltine CW.
    Journal: Appl Microbiol; 1975 Aug; 30(2):337-8. PubMed ID: 1172410.
    Abstract:
    The corn milling industry has widely accepted the presence of bright greenish-yellow fluorescence under a black light as a presumptive indicator of aflatoxin (a poison produced by the mold Aspergillus flavus). This test was applied to wheat, oats, barley, rice, coconut, white corn, yellow corn, peanuts, sorghum, and soybeans, and evaluated in the laboratory. Our study supported the use of bright greenish-yellow fluorescence as a presumptive test for aflatoxin in wheat, oats, barley, corn, and sorghum.
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