2.1. Chemicals and Materials

The β-glucan enzymatic assay kit (β-glucan assay kit, yeast and mushroom) was purchased from Megazyme Ltd. (Wicklow, Ireland). The mycotoxin test kit (RIDASCREEN^®FAST mycotoxin test kit; RIDASCREEN^®FAST Aflatoxin B1, Ochratoxin A, T-2 Toxin, Zearalenone and DON) and standard mycotoxins (aflatoxin B1, AFB1; T-2 toxin, T-2; ochratoxin A, OTA; zearalenone, ZEA and deoxynivalenol, DON) were purchased from R-Biopharm AG (Darmstadt, Germany). The commercial mycotoxin binder (Toxibond^®Pro) was purchased from Biomix Co., Ltd. (Sabaneta, Colombia), and yeast extract was purchased from Himedia (Mumbai, India). Malt extract and peptone (Bacto™ Peptone) were purchased from BD Difco™ (Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA). Commercial-grade maltodextrin was purchased from Union Science Co., Ltd. (Chiang Mai, Thailand). Glass beads (3 mm in diameter) were purchased from Paul Marienfeld GmbH & Co., Ltd. KG (Lauda-Königshofen, Germany). All other chemicals used in this study were of analytical grade.