Research progress on growth of Aspergillus flavus and its toxins production controlled by plant essential oils and its active ingredients
10.7501/j.issn.0253-2670.2020.20.029
- VernacularTitle: 植物精油及活性成分防控黄曲霉生长及其毒素产生的研究进展
- Author:
Ning-Hui ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aflatoxin;
Aflatoxin B1;
Aflatoxin B2;
Aspergillus flavus;
Essential oils;
Prevention and control
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
2020;51(20):5348-5359
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Aspergillus flavus is a pathogenic fungus, which can easily contaminate Chinese herbal medicines, food, and agricultural commodities. Aflatoxin (AFT) produced by the secondary metabolism of A. flavus caused serious threats to the health of people and animals due to its carcinogenic and highly toxic characteristics. Therefore, the search for inhibitors to A. flavus and its toxins has been widely concerned in the world. Essential oil is a natural antifungal agent extracted and highly concentrated from higher plants. It has the advantages of good antifungal effect, low pollution, and relatively safe to human body. Some kinds of them, including Thymus vulgaris, Origanum virens, Perilla frutescens, Foeniculum vulgare, and so on, displayed their antifungal activities. Specifically, active ingredients such as alcohols, aldehydes, and phenols have relatively good antifungal effects. The research progress on pathogenicity of A. flavus and AFT and the prevention and control by essential oils are reviewed in this article, which provided a reference for further exploring the antifungal mechanism of essential oils and developing natural and green antifungal products.
