Fumonisin Monoclonal Antibody (2C7), Invitrogen™

Description

• Antibody tested in indirect ELISA The fumonisins are a group of myco- toxins produced primarily by Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium proliferatum
• Maize is the most commonly contaminated crop
• Fusarium verticillioides and fumonisins are found worldwide
• The primary health concerns associated with fumonisins are acute toxic effects in horses and swine and carcinogenic properties
• Fumonisins are carcinogenic to laboratory animals, and, in humans, consumption of fumonisin- contaminated maize is associated with higher rates of esophageal cancer and neural tube birth defects
• Fumonisins were first characterized in the late 1980s, as a result of studies into the causes of esophageal cancer in Africa, coupled with outbreaks of equine leuko- encephalomalacia and porcine pulmonary edema in the U.S.