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  1. Mycotoxins produced by Fusarium proliferatum and F. pseudonygamai on maize, sorghum and pearl millet grains in vitro

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  2. Differential modulation of the lipid metabolism as a model for cellular resistance to fumonisin B1–induced cytotoxic effects in vitro

    Article • Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  3. Fusariumspecies and fumonisins in subsistence maize in the former Transkei region, South Africa: a multi-year study in rural villages

    Article • Food Additives and Contaminants Part B, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  4. Relative severity of fumonisin contamination of cereal crops in West Africa

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A, September 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  5. Multiple mycotoxin exposure determined by urinary biomarkers in rural subsistence farmers in the former Transkei, South Africa

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  6. Mycological Analysis and Multimycotoxins in Maize from Rural Subsistence Farmers in the Former Transkei, South Africa

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, August 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  7. Fumonisin biomarkers in maize eaters and implications for human disease

    Article • World Mycotoxin Journal, August 2013, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  8. Effect of the traditional cooking practice on fumonisin content of maize porridge consumed in the former Transkei region of South Africa

    Article • World Mycotoxin Journal, November 2012, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  9. Single-kernel analysis of fumonisins and other fungal metabolites in maize from South African subsistence farmers

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A, August 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  10. HPLC determination of fumonisin mycotoxins in maize: A comparative study of naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde and o-phthaldialdehyde derivatization reagents for fluorescence and diode array detection

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  11. Occurrence of the C-series fumonisins in maize from the former Transkei region of South Africa

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  12. Optimising sorting and washing of home-grown maize to reduce fumonisin contamination under laboratory-controlled conditions

    Article • Food Control, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  13. Fumonisin B1 as a Urinary Biomarker of Exposure in a Maize Intervention Study Among South African Subsistence Farmers

    Article • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, January 2011, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  14. Chapter 6. Biomarkers of Exposure: Mycotoxins – Aflatoxin, Deoxynivalenol and Fumonisins

    Article • January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  15. Simple intervention method to reduce fumonisin exposure in a subsistence maize-farming community in South Africa

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  16. Dietary fumonisin exposure in a rural population of South Africa

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  17. Individual fumonisin exposure and sphingoid base levels in rural populations consuming maize in South Africa

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  18. Preliminary exposure assessment of deoxynivalenol and patulin in South Africa

    Article • Mycotoxin Research, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  19. Determination of fumonisins in maize by HPLC with ultraviolet detection of o-phthaldialdehyde derivatives

    Article • Mycotoxin Research, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  20. Occurrence of fumonisins in maize imported into Iran during 2001–2002

    Article • Mycotoxin Research, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  21. Sphingoid base levels in humans consuming fumonisin-contaminated maize in rural areas of the former Transkei, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A, November 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  22. Biomarkers of exposure to fumonisin mycotoxins: A review

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants, October 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  23. Exposure assessment for fumonisins in the former Transkei region of South Africa

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants, June 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  24. Structure and Natural Occurrence of Stereoisomers of the Fumonisin B Series Mycotoxins

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  25. Incidence ofFusarium verticillioidesand Levels of Fumonisins in Corn from Main Production Areas in Iran

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, August 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  26. Human Dietary Exposure to Fumonisin B1 from Iranian Maize Harvested During 1998–2000

    Article • Mycopathologia, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  27. Do Fumonisin Mycotoxins Occur in Wheat?

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, November 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  28. Fumonisin Mycotoxins in Traditional Xhosa Maize Beer in South Africa

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, November 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  29. Fumonisin production by Fusarium species isolated from freshly harvested corn in Iran

    Article • Mycopathologia, January 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  30. Disruption of sphingolipid biosynthesis in hepatocyte nodules: selective proliferative stimulus induced by fumonisin B1

    Article • Toxicology, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  31. Fumonisin Contamination andFusariumIncidence in Corn from Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, August 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  32. Mycoflora and Fumonisin Mycotoxins Associated with Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp] Seeds

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, April 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  33. The effect of repeated gavage doses of fumonisin B 1 on the sphinganine and sphingosine levels in vervet monkeys

    Article • Toxicon, July 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  34. The effect of a single gavage dose of fumonisin B2 on the sphinganine and sphingosine concentrations in vervet monkeys

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, May 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  35. The effect of a single gavage dose of fumonisin B1 on the sphinganine and sphingosine levels in vervet monkeys

    Article • Toxicon, February 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  36. Sphinganine/Sphingosine ratio in plasma and urine as a possible biomarker for fumonisin exposure in humans in rural areas of Africa

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, December 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  37. Inhibition of Sphingolipid Biosynthesis in Rat Primary Hepatocyte Cultures by Fumonisin B1 and Other Structurally Related Compounds

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, June 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  38. Liquid chromatographic determination of the sphinganine/sphingosine ratio in serum

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications, June 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  39. Effect of fumonisin B1 on the levels and fatty acid composition of selected lipids in rat liver in vivo

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, July 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  40. The cancer-promoting potential of fumonisin B1 in rat liver using diethylnitrosamine as a cancer initiator

    Article • Cancer Letters, December 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  41. Disruption of sphingolipid metabolism in non-human primates consuming diets of fumonisin-containing Fusarium moniliforme culture material

    Article • Toxicon, May 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  42. Effect of fumonisin B1 on protein and lipid synthesis in primary rat hepatocytes

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, April 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  43. Hepatotoxicity and -Carcinogenicity of the Fumonisins in Rats

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  44. Reduction of patulin in apple juice samples — influence of initial processing

    Article • Food Control, August 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  45. Mitoinhibitory effect of fumonisin B1 on rat hepatocytes in primary culture

    Article • Carcinogenesis, January 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  46. Fumonisin‐contaminated maise: Physical treatment for the partial decontamination of bulk shipments

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants, January 1994, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  47. Determination of amino acids in the hepatic and brain tissue of the rat by gas chromatography

    Article • Journal of High Resolution Chromatography, September 1991, Wiley

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen

  48. Analysis of vitamin B6 vitamers in human tissue by cation-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications, January 1989, Elsevier

    Dr Liana van der Westhuizen