Project no. 1.: OTKA PD-104823/2013-2015 Evaluation of the effects of certain Fusarium toxins on gene expression, lipid peroxidation and the glutathione redox system in domestic fowl and carp (principal investigator: Dr. Krisztián Milán Balogh) 

This research investigated the impact of two trichothecene mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol (DON) and T-2 toxin, produced by various Fusarium species on vertebrate farm animal species (domestic fowl and common carp), their production parameters, the glutathione redox system, a key part of the biological antioxidant defence system, the effect of free radicals on it and the consequence of the oxidative stress caused by them. 

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Project no. 2.: OTKA 116631/2015-2019 Monitoring of sterigmatocystin contamination in domestic feed and exploration of its biodetoxification potential (principal investigator: Dr. József Kukolya, co-researcher) 

Sterigmatocystin, a geno- and cytotoxic mycotoxin is produced by Aspergillus moulds. In Hungary, there are hardly any data on the economic and health risks posed by the emergence of the climate change-induced sterigmatocystin-producing mould community. The two main goals of this project were sterigmatocystin monitoring and its biodegradation. 

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