Application of plant derived compounds to control fungal spoilage and mycotoxin production in foods

L da Cruz Cabral, VF Pinto, A Patriarca - International journal of food …, 2013 - Elsevier
Food decay by spoilage fungi causes considerable economic losses and constitutes a
health risk for consumers due to the potential for fungi to produce mycotoxins. The …

Critical factors responsible for fungi growth in stored food grains and non-Chemical approaches for their control

D Mohapatra, S Kumar, N Kotwaliwale… - Industrial Crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Fungi contamination in stored food grains is a global concern and affects the food
economics directly and indirectly. Fungi invasion causes loss of germination, hot spot …

Inhibition of Aspergillus flavus Growth and Aflatoxin Production in Zea mays L. Using Endophytic Aspergillus fumigatus

AM Abdelaziz, DA El-Wakil, MS Attia, OM Ali… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aspergillus flavus infection of vegetative tissues can affect the development and integrity of
the plant and poses dangerous risks on human and animal health. Thus, safe and easily …

Evaluation of the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Mentha pulegium, Juniperus phoenicea, and Cyperus longus essential oils from Morocco

A Ait-Ouazzou, S Lorán, A Arakrak, A Laglaoui… - Food research …, 2012 - Elsevier
The present study evaluates the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the
essential oils (EOs) of Mentha pulegium L., Juniperus phoenicea L. and Cyperus longus L …

Efficacy of chemically characterized Piper betle L. essential oil against fungal and aflatoxin contamination of some edible commodities and its antioxidant activity

B Prakash, R Shukla, P Singh, A Kumar… - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The study investigates fungal contamination in some dry fruits, spices and areca nut and
evaluation of the essential oil (EO) of Piper betle var. magahi for its antifungal …

Essential oils as natural preservatives for bakery products: Understanding the mechanisms of action, recent findings, and applications

M Gavahian, YH Chu, JM Lorenzo… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Bakery products, as an important part of a healthy diet, are characterized by their limited
shelf-life. Microbiological spoilage of these products not only affects the quality …

Efficacy of Lippia alba (Mill.) NE Brown essential oil and its monoterpene aldehyde constituents against fungi isolated from some edible legume seeds and aflatoxin …

R Shukla, A Kumar, P Singh, NK Dubey - International Journal of Food …, 2009 - Elsevier
The present study deals with evaluation of antifungal properties of Lippia alba essential oil
(EO) and two of its monoterpene aldehyde constituents against legume-contaminating fungi …

Use of essential oil from Mentha arvensis L. to control storage moulds and insects in stored chickpea

A Kumar, R Shukla, P Singh, AK Singh… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Fungal contamination and Callosobruchus infestation results in qualitative
and quantitative losses of chickpea seeds during storage. Most of the synthetic chemicals …

Assessing essential oil components as plant-based preservatives against fungi that deteriorate herbal raw materials

PK Mishra, P Singh, B Prakash, A Kedia… - International …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study assesses the antifungal efficacy of 14 essential oil (EO) components and some of
their combinations as inhibitory to the growth of the aflatoxigenic fungus Aspergillus flavus …

Microbial quality of medicinal plant materials

MG de Freitas Araújo, TM Bauab - Latest research into quality …, 2012 - books.google.com
The use of medicinal plants is continually expanding worldwide. The increasing search for
therapeutic agents derived from plant species is justified by the emergence of diseases, yet …