Article: Antiaflatoxigenic activity of essential oil

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 . We monitored aflatoxin by high-performance liquid chromatography. Results show that essential oil inhibits growth and prevents aflatoxin production. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC) is 127.5 μg mL for aflatoxin B and 23.22 μg mL for aflatoxin G. Our findings show that 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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Antiaflatoxigenic Activity of Essential Oil