Effect of essential oils of cinnamon, clove, lemon grass, oregano and palmarosa on growth of and fumonisin B 1  production by  Fusarium verticillioides  in maize | Zendy

Velluti Andrea | Zendy; Sanchis Vicente | Zendy; Ramos Antonio J | Zendy; Marín Sonia | Zendy

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Effect of essential oils of cinnamon, clove, lemon grass, oregano and palmarosa on growth of and fumonisin B 1 production by Fusarium verticillioides in maize

Author(s) -

Velluti Andrea,

Sanchis Vicente,

Ramos Antonio J,

Marín Sonia

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

journal of the science of food and agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782

H-Index - 142

eISSN - 1097-0010

pISSN - 0022-5142

DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.1769

Subject(s) - essential oil , fumonisin , fusarium , fumonisin b1 , food science , biology , horticulture , chemistry , botany

The ability of cinnamon, clove, lemon grass, oregano and palmarosa essential oils to prevent growth of and fumonisin B 1 (FB 1 ) production by Fusarium verticillioides at different water activity (0.95 and 0.995 a w ) and temperature (20 and 30 °C) levels in irradiated maize grain was evaluated. All the essential oils inhibited growth of F verticillioides isolates under all conditions tested, but FB 1 production was only inhibited at 30 °C and 0.995 a w . Moreover, stimulation of toxin production was found under certain environmental conditions. None of the essential oils showed a significantly greater ability to inhibit FB 1 production when compared with the others. At 1000 mg essential oil kg −1 maize the essential oils showed a greater inhibitory effect on growth of F verticillioides than at 500 mg kg −1 , but there was no difference in FB 1 production between the two levels of essential oil. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry

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