Bio Contaminants
Here is the list of biologically active substances fungal or bacterial origin that identified as the main substances of concern
Lipopolysaccharides
Endotoxin
Bacterial Pyrogen
872-05-9
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Molecular Weight: 5227 g/mol
Instruments/Method: Amebocyte Lysate Assays
Inhalation Acute Reference Concentration (RfCa) (mg/m^3)
ND
Inhalation Chronic Reference Concentration (RfC) (mg/m^3)
ND
Endotoxin
Bacterial Pyrogen
872-05-9
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Molecular Weight: 5227 g/mol
Instruments/Method: Amebocyte Lysate Assays
Inhalation Acute Reference Concentration (RfCa) (mg/m^3)
ND
Inhalation Chronic Reference Concentration (RfC) (mg/m^3)
ND
Biogenic Volatile Organic Compaunds (BVOC)
Phenylacetaldehyde
Hyacinthin
122-78-1
Molecular Weight: 120.15 g/mol
Boiling Point: 195 °C
Instruments: GC-MS
Inhalation Acute Reference Concentration (RfCa) (mg/m^3)
ND
Inhalation Chronic Reference Concentration (RfC) (mg/m^3)
ND
Metabolite
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Mycotoxins
Aflatoxins B1
AFB1
1162-65-8
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Molecular Weight: 312.27 g/mol
Instruments: Thin-layer Chromatography with Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectrometric Detection; HPLC
Inhalation Acute Reference Concentration (RfCa) (mg/m^3)
Neurotoxin
Inhalation Chronic Reference Concentration (RfC) (mg/m^3)
ND
Aspergillus flavus
A. parasiticus
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Aflatoxin G1
Aflatoxin, crude
1402-68-2
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Molecular Weight: 328.27 g/mol
Instruments: Thin-layer Chromatography with Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectrometric Detection; HPLC
Inhalation Acute Reference Concentration (RfCa) (mg/m^3)
Neurotoxin
Inhalation Chronic Reference Concentration (RfC) (mg/m^3)
ND
A. flavus,
A. parasiticus,
A. nomius,
A. pseudotamarii,
A. bombycis,
A. ochraceoroseus,
A. australis.
A. flavus
A. parasiticus
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Ochratoxin A
Phenylalanine
303-47-9
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Molecular Weight: 403.8 g/mol
Instruments: GC-MS
Inhalation Acute Reference Concentration (RfCa) (mg/m^3)
ND
Inhalation Chronic Reference Concentration (RfC) (mg/m^3)
ND
Aspergillus ochraceus Wilh,
A. sulphureus,
A. melleus,
Penicillium viridicatum Westling,
P. verrucosum
