Objectives: Trichothecene mycotoxin is a group of structurally similar fungal secondary metabolites that are capable of producing a wide range of toxic effects. Deoxynivalenol (DON, vomitoxin), a most commonly seen trichothecene mycotoxins mainly produced by some Fusarium fungi, is the deoxyderivative of nivalenol. DON contamination of grains is a very common phenomenon worldwidely. DON is one of the predominating contaminating mycotoxins in the grains and foodstuffs in the high incidence area of...