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Equisetum arvense hydro‐alcoholic extract: phenolic composition and antifungal and antimycotoxigenic effect against Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides in stored maize
Author(s) -
Garcia Daiana,
Ramos Antonio J.,
Sanchis Vicente,
Marín Sonia
Publication year - 2013
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.6033
Subject(s) - aspergillus flavus , antifungal , fusarium , biology , botany , composition (language) , microbiology and biotechnology , philosophy , linguistics
Background Maize is a very important cereal for human and animal diet, but it can be contaminated by moulds and their mycotoxins. On the other hand, natural plant products with antimicrobial properties could possibly used to control mycotoxigenic fungi in foods and feeds. In this study, Equisetum arvense extract was tested for the efficacy on Aspergillus section Flavi and Fusarium section Liseola growth. Natural contaminated maize was used in this study and extract was added under different water activities ( a w ) – 0.90 and 0.95 – for Aspergillus section Flavi and Fusarium section Liseola , respectively. Moulds were inoculated in maize and incubated during 30 days . Results We confirm that E. arvense extract may be effective for the inhibition of Aspergillus section Flavi in maize with high levels of this mould. Moreover, this extract showed a good inhibition of growth on Fusarium section Liseola levels. Aflatoxin and fumonisin production was not affected by the extract . Conclusions E. arvense extract could be an alternative to synthetic fungicides to control maize mycobiota level in moist grain. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry