A BIOASSAY TECHNIQUE FOR THE DETECTION OF AFLATOXIN BY USING CHLORELLA-PYRENOIDOSA

Abstract

The chlorophylytic activity of aflatoxin on Chlorella pyrenoidosa is clearly evident and the degree of toxicity of aflatoxin is found to vary in proportion to the amount of the toxin present. This bioassay technique is found to be quite simple and sensitive, and can be used to detect the aflatoxin content produced by the aflatoxigenic fungi either in culture or in the substrate on which it grows.