Aflatoxin M1 level in milk in relation to fatty acid composition

Abstract

The aim of this research was to see whether aflatoxin B1 intake affects fatty acid metabolism and, as a result, fatty acid composition in raw bovine milk. We have made the determination of milk fat percentage, percentage of fatty acids and found the correlation between each of them with AFM1 level. Enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA) was used as a method for the determination of AFM1 level in these samples. Based on the results we concluded that there was no connection between the presence of AFM1 in milk and fatty acids. The levels of AFM1 were unrelated to the other types of fatty acids present in these milk samples.