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Toxins in plants and feeds
Natural toxins, where they occur, and what they do.
| Toxin | Found in · Effect | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aflatoxin | Aspergillus flavus mould on groundnut and maize | Liver damage; carcinogenic | Aspergillus flavus mould on groundnut and maize Effect:Liver damage; carcinogenic |
| Solanine | Green or sprouted potato | Bitter taste; digestive and nervous symptoms | Green or sprouted potato Effect:Bitter taste; digestive and nervous symptoms |
| Gossypol | Cotton seed | Anti-nutritional factor | Cotton seed Effect:Anti-nutritional factor |
| Erucic acid | Mustard and rapeseed oil | Reduced in low-erucic varieties | Mustard and rapeseed oil Effect:Reduced in low-erucic varieties |
| Trypsin inhibitor | Raw soybean | Blocks protein digestion; destroyed by heat | Raw soybean Effect:Blocks protein digestion; destroyed by heat |
| BOAA (β-ODAP) | Grass pea (khesari) | Neurolathyrism | Grass pea (khesari) Effect:Neurolathyrism |
| Dhurrin | Young sorghum | Releases hydrocyanic acid | Young sorghum Effect:Releases hydrocyanic acid |
| Mimosine | Leucaena (subabul) | Hair loss and poor growth in livestock | Leucaena (subabul) Effect:Hair loss and poor growth in livestock |
| Ergot alkaloids | Ergot fungus on bajra and rye | Ergotism | Ergot fungus on bajra and rye Effect:Ergotism |
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