Table 2 Effect of pH on Aflatoxin B1 Detoxification by C. citriodora leaf and branch extracts.

From: Mass spectrometric identification and toxicity assessment of degraded products of aflatoxin B1 and B2 by Corymbia citriodora aqueous extracts

CONTROL

PH

3 hr

6 hr

12 hr

24 hr

48 hr

72 hr

Toxin recovery (μg L−1)

D %

Toxin recover (μg L−1)

D %

Toxin recover (μg L−1)

D %

Toxin recover (μg L−1)

D %

Toxin recover (μg L−1)

D %

Toxin recovery (μg L−1)

D %

Toxin AFB1

 

99.19r

0.81

99.12r

0.88

98.20r

1.80

97.70r

2.30

96.93qr

3.07

96.19o–r

3.81

Toxin + H2O

PH 2

96.82pqr

3.18

95.38n–r

4.62

92.19k–p

7.81

90.42g–l

9.58

89.76e–l

10.24

87.37d–j

12.63

Toxin + H2O

PH 4

96.16o–r

3.84

95.27n–r

4.73

90.75h–m

9.25

88.44d–l

11.56

87.00d–i

13.00

86.12c–h

13.88

Toxin + H2O

PH 6

94.94m–r

5.06

92.52l–q

7.48

90.20f–l

9.80

88.00d–l

12.00

86.01c–g

13.99

85.57b–f

14.43

Toxin + H2O

PH 8

91.85j–o

8.15

89.87e–l

10.13

87.66d–k

12.34

85.31b–e

14.69

84.12a–d

15.90

84.10a–d

15.88

Toxin + H2O

PH 10

91.44i–n

8.56

87.78d–k

12.22

85.26b–e

14.74

82.34abc

17.66

81.19ab

18.81

80.06a

19.94

Toxin + H2O

WpH

98.90r

1.10

97.36r

2.64

96.77pqr

3.23

96.44o–r

3.56

96.03o–r

3.97

95.81n-r

4.19

TREATMENT

 Corymbia Leaf + AFB1 Corymbia

PH 2

38.92h–u

61.08

34.16c–u

65.84

29.40a–t

70.60

24.63a–o

75.37

19.87a–l

80.13

15.10a–j

84.90

 

PH 4

31.67b–u

68.33

27.45a–r

72.55

23.24a–n

76.76

19.02a–l

80.98

14.81a–j

85.19

10.59a–i

89.41

 

PH 6

26.53a–q

73.47

22.66a–n

77.34

18.79a–l

81.21

14.92a–j

85.08

11.05a–i

88.95

7.17a–e

92.83

 

PH 8

22.95a–n

77.05

18.36a–l

81.64

13.77a–j

86.23

9.17a–g

90.83

7.70a–f

92.30

4.79abc

95.21

 

PH 10

15.49a–j

84.51

12.47a–j

87.53

9.46a–h

90.54

6.44a–d

93.56

3.43ab

96.57

0.41a

99.59

 

WpH

39.59i–u

60.41

35.16d–u

64.84

30.74b-t

69.26

26.31a–q

73.69

21.88a–m

78.12

17.45a–k

82.55

 Branch + AFB1

PH 2

57.42stu

42.58

56.26r–u

43.74

53.97o–u

46.03

50.27m–u

49.73

41.93j–u

58.07

39.94i–u

60.06

 

PH 4

54.79p–u

45.21

53.32o–u

46.68

51.50n–u

48.50

49.75m–u

50.25

46.18k–u

53.82

38.14g–u

61.86

 

PH 6

41.68j–u

58.32

37.54g–u

62.46

34.21c–u

65.79

31.50b–u

68.50

25.54a–q

74.46

22.92a–n

77.08

 

PH 8

36.65e–u

63.35

35.46d–u

64.54

32.00b–u

68.00

29.91a–t

70.09

25.31a–p

74.69

21.71a–m

78.29

 

PH 10

34.74d–u

65.26

31.46b–u

68.54

28.60a–t

71.40

28.01a–s

71.99

21.75a–m

78.25

16.04a–j

83.96

 

WpH

61.07u

38.93

58.11tu

41.89

47.81q–u

45.01

47.81l–u

52.19

36.94f–u

63.06

30.87b–t

69.13

  1. Data were analyzed by analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Values with different alphabetic letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) as determined by Tukey’s Multiple Range test. D%: Detoxification %age. WpH: without pH.