Antiaflatoxigenic activity of Carum copticum essential oil

نویسندگان

  • Mohammad Reza Rezaei Kahkha
  • Saeed Amanloo
  • Massoud Kaykhaii
چکیده

Plants are unique sources of useful metabolites. Plant essential oils display a wide range of antimicrobial effects against various pathogens. Here, we studied the essential oil from the seeds of Carum copticum. We monitored aflatoxin by high-performance liquid chromatography. Results show that Carum copticum essential oil inhibits Asergillus parasiticus growth and prevents aflatoxin production. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) is 127.5 μg mL-1 for aflatoxin B1 and 23.22 μg mL-1 for aflatoxin G1. Our findings show that Carum copticum essential oil is a potential candidate for the protection of foodstuff and feeds from toxigenic fungus growth and their subsequent aflatoxin contamination.

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دوره 12  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2014