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Use of Selected Essential Oils to Control Aflatoxin Contaminated Stored Cashew and Detection of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Gene
Joint Authors
Mahmoud, M. A.
Abd El-Aziz, Abeer R. M.
Al-Othman, Monira R.
Al-Gahtani, Munirah F.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Aspergillus spp.
associated with cashew from the regions of Riyadh, Dammam, and Abha were isolated and three different culture media were used to qualitatively measure aflatoxin production by Aspergillus via UV light (365 nm), which was expressed as positive or negative.
The obtained data showed that six isolates of A.
flavus and four isolates of A.
parasiticus were positive for aflatoxin production, while all isolates of A.
niger were negative.
Five commercially essential oils (thyme, garlic, cinnamon, mint, and rosemary) were tested to determine their influence on growth and aflatoxin production in A.
flavus and A.
parasiticus by performing high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
The results showed that the tested essential oils caused highly significant inhibition of fungal growth and aflatoxin production in A.
flavus and A.
parasiticus.
The extent of the inhibition of fungal growth and aflatoxin production was dependent on the type and concentration of essential oils applied.
The results indicate that cinnamon and thyme oils show strong antimicrobial potential.
PCR was used with four sets of primer pairs for nor-1, omt-1, ver-1, and aflR genes, enclosed in the aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway.
The interpretation of the results revealed that PCR is a rapid and sensitive method.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd El-Aziz, Abeer R. M.& Mahmoud, M. A.& Al-Othman, Monira R.& Al-Gahtani, Munirah F.. 2015. Use of Selected Essential Oils to Control Aflatoxin Contaminated Stored Cashew and Detection of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Gene. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079323
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd El-Aziz, Abeer R. M.…[et al.]. Use of Selected Essential Oils to Control Aflatoxin Contaminated Stored Cashew and Detection of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Gene. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079323
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd El-Aziz, Abeer R. M.& Mahmoud, M. A.& Al-Othman, Monira R.& Al-Gahtani, Munirah F.. Use of Selected Essential Oils to Control Aflatoxin Contaminated Stored Cashew and Detection of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Gene. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079323
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1079323