Biological
decontamination of mycotoxins is one of the well-known strategies for management of mycotoxins in foods and
feeds, presenting some advantages over physical and chemical methods. Among the different possible
decontaminating microorganisms, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a potential group since it is widely used in
preservation and food fermentation. Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall consists of a network of β-1,3 glucan back
bone with β-1,6 glucan side chains, which is attached to highly glycosylated mannoproteins making the external
layer. Binding of different mycotoxins to yeast cell surface has been reported. This study was carried out to
investigate the efficiency of S. cerevisiae to remove AFB1 in Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) solution (pH 7.3
25°C).