Utilization of waste fruit-peels to inhibit aflatoxins synthesis by Aspergillus flavus : A biotreatment of rice for safer storage
| Autor: | Bushra Sultana, M. Z. Khan, R. Naseer, D. Naseer, Poonam Singh Nee Nigam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Aflatoxin
Antifungal Agents Environmental Engineering Food storage Industrial Waste Apoptosis Food Contamination Bioengineering Aspergillus flavus Oryza Aflatoxins Botany Food microbiology heterocyclic compounds Food science Waste Management and Disposal biology Moisture Plant Extracts Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Inoculation Chemistry food and beverages Agriculture General Medicine biology.organism_classification Food Storage Fruit Food Microbiology Food Analysis Food contaminant |
| Zdroj: | Bioresource Technology. 172:423-428 |
| ISSN: | 0960-8524 |
| Popis: | Antifungal activity in lemon and pomegranate peels was considerable against Aspergillus flavus, higher in pomegranate (DIZ 37mm; MIC 135μg/mL). Powdered peels (5, 10, 20% w/w) were mixed in inoculated rice. The inhibitory effect on fungal-growth and production of aflatoxins by A. flavus was investigated at storage conditions - temperature (25, 30°C) and moisture (18%, 21%) for 9months. The maximum total aflatoxins accumulated at 30°C, 21% moisture and at 25°C, 18% moisture were 265.09 and 163.45ng/g, respectively in control. Addition of pomegranate-peels inhibited aflatoxins production to 100% during four month-storage of rice at 25°C and 18% moisture, while lemon-peels showed similar inhibitory effect for 3months at same conditions. However a linear correlation was observed in aflatoxins level with temperature and moisture. Studies showed that both fruit-wastes are potent preventer of aflatoxin production in rice, useful for a safer and longer storage of rice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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