Research Progress on Zearalenone Biodegradation and Its Detoxification Mechanism

Mycotoxins are a class of contaminants that pose serious harm to the safety of grains, food and animal feed, causing massive resource waste and severe economic loss. Zearalenone (ZEN) has been detected at high rates in moldy corn, wheat, and other grains, and exposure to ZEN pollution can induce rep...

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Main Author: LI Kailong, LIU Kunlun, XIN Ying, YANG Chenxian, WANG Zikun
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Published: China Food Publishing Company 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.spkx.net.cn/fileup/1002-6630/PDF/2025-46-1-028.pdf
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description Mycotoxins are a class of contaminants that pose serious harm to the safety of grains, food and animal feed, causing massive resource waste and severe economic loss. Zearalenone (ZEN) has been detected at high rates in moldy corn, wheat, and other grains, and exposure to ZEN pollution can induce reproductive, hepatic, and renal toxicity. Due to its widespread contamination and severe hazards, ZEN has become a major hidden danger to food safety. When traditional physical and chemical methods are used to degrade ZEN, there is a risk of secondary pollution. Therefore, food-related industries are always seeking biodegradation technologies with higher specificity, targeting capacity, safety, and adaptability. In this paper, the toxicity and harm of ZEN, microorganisms and enzymes that degrade ZEN, and the application of modern biotechnology in the removal of ZEN are reviewed with particular emphasis on the types of biodegradation products and the detoxification mechanism of ZEN, and potential directions for the application of ZEN are pointed out so as to provide a theoretical basis for further studies on biological detoxification of ZEN.
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spelling doaj-art-e8861f565155464e892d1bca221e11fe2025-02-05T09:08:12ZengChina Food Publishing CompanyShipin Kexue1002-66302025-01-0146124625410.7506/spkx1002-6630-20231020-161Research Progress on Zearalenone Biodegradation and Its Detoxification MechanismLI Kailong, LIU Kunlun, XIN Ying, YANG Chenxian, WANG Zikun0(1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; 2. School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China)Mycotoxins are a class of contaminants that pose serious harm to the safety of grains, food and animal feed, causing massive resource waste and severe economic loss. Zearalenone (ZEN) has been detected at high rates in moldy corn, wheat, and other grains, and exposure to ZEN pollution can induce reproductive, hepatic, and renal toxicity. Due to its widespread contamination and severe hazards, ZEN has become a major hidden danger to food safety. When traditional physical and chemical methods are used to degrade ZEN, there is a risk of secondary pollution. Therefore, food-related industries are always seeking biodegradation technologies with higher specificity, targeting capacity, safety, and adaptability. In this paper, the toxicity and harm of ZEN, microorganisms and enzymes that degrade ZEN, and the application of modern biotechnology in the removal of ZEN are reviewed with particular emphasis on the types of biodegradation products and the detoxification mechanism of ZEN, and potential directions for the application of ZEN are pointed out so as to provide a theoretical basis for further studies on biological detoxification of ZEN.https://www.spkx.net.cn/fileup/1002-6630/PDF/2025-46-1-028.pdfzearalenone; biodegradation; detoxification mechanism
spellingShingle LI Kailong, LIU Kunlun, XIN Ying, YANG Chenxian, WANG Zikun
Research Progress on Zearalenone Biodegradation and Its Detoxification Mechanism
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zearalenone; biodegradation; detoxification mechanism
title Research Progress on Zearalenone Biodegradation and Its Detoxification Mechanism
title_full Research Progress on Zearalenone Biodegradation and Its Detoxification Mechanism
title_fullStr Research Progress on Zearalenone Biodegradation and Its Detoxification Mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Research Progress on Zearalenone Biodegradation and Its Detoxification Mechanism
title_short Research Progress on Zearalenone Biodegradation and Its Detoxification Mechanism
title_sort research progress on zearalenone biodegradation and its detoxification mechanism
topic zearalenone; biodegradation; detoxification mechanism
url https://www.spkx.net.cn/fileup/1002-6630/PDF/2025-46-1-028.pdf
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