molds are one of the most important causes of food spoilage that produce toxic substances called mycotoxins, which endanger the consumer health. the adverse effects of synthetic food preservatives consumption made researches to focus on application of natural preservatives in order to increase shelf life of food as well as prevention of harmful effects of chemical preservatives. the present stu...

Peganum harmala (Zygophyllaceae) is an intriguing herb with a long history of medicinal use. Antifungal activity of P. harmala seed extract against certain fungal species was investigated in vitro. Antifungal activity of the extract of P. harmala seeds was investigated against several fungal species using in vitro agar dilution technique. The fungal species included: Microsporum canis, Microspo...

Peganum harmala (Zygophyllaceae) is an intriguing herb with a long history of medicinal use. Antifungal activity of P. harmala seed extract against certain fungal species was investigated in vitro. Antifungal activity of the extract of P. harmala seeds was investigated against several fungal species using in vitro agar dilution technique. The fungal species included: Microsporum canis, Microspo...

thirty-five fungal strains which isolated from vegetable wastes, were screened for the use of polygalacturonic acid as the sole carbon source. twenty-five isolates were positive for polygalacturonase activity in cup-plate assay, as evidenced by clear hydrolysation zones. the most productive strain was determined by measuring clear zones formed around colonies stained with ruthenium red. the hig...

the effect of onion and garlic extracts on fungal growth and keratinolytic activity was studied in trichophyton mentagrophytes as one of the major etiologic agents of human and animal dermatophytosis in iran and other parts of the world. in order to find out the best keratinase producer for further steps, culture conditions for 30 strains of t. mentagrophytes isolated from human dermatophytosis...

conclusions the findings of this study indicated that these isolates were plant pathogenic fungi, which entered seawater from the environment, and were likely to have a suitable lipase activity on plant oils. results four fungal species were isolated from water samples of the caspian sea (north of iran) between february and june 2011. the nucleotide sequences reported for three of these isolate...

Abstract: Despite several topical and systemic antifungal drugs are used for the treatment of fungal infection, Amphotericin B (AmB) is still one of the most common first-line choices in systemic fungal infection for over seventh decades from discovery. Amphotericin B which is belonged to the polyene group has a wide spectrum in vitro and in vivo antifungal activity. Its mechanism of antifunga...

The effect of onion and garlic extracts on fungal growth and keratinolytic activity was studied in Trichophyton mentagrophytes as one of the major etiologic agents of human and animal dermatophytosis in Iran and other parts of the world. In order to find out the best keratinase producer for further steps, culture conditions for 30 strains of T. mentagrophytes isolated from human dermatophytosis...