Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil and Plant-Derived Natural Compounds Against

Overview

Journal Antibiotics (Basel)

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2022 Dec 23

PMID 36551384

Authors

Fei Tian

So Young Woo

Sang Yoo Lee

Su Been Park

Yaxin Zheng

Hyang Sook Chun

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Abstract

is a facultative parasite that contaminates several important food crops at both the pre- and post-harvest stages. Moreover, it is an opportunistic animal and human pathogen that causes aspergillosis diseases. also produces the polyketide-derived carcinogenic and mutagenic secondary metabolite aflatoxin, which negatively impacts global food security and threatens human and livestock health. Recently, plant-derived natural compounds and essential oils (EOs) have shown great potential in combatting spoilage and aflatoxin contamination. In this review, the in situ antifungal and antiaflatoxigenic properties of EOs are discussed. The mechanisms through which EOs affect growth and aflatoxin biosynthesis are then reviewed. Indeed, several involve physical, chemical, or biochemical changes to the cell wall, cell membrane, mitochondria, and related metabolic enzymes and genes. Finally, the future perspectives towards the application of plant-derived natural compounds and EOs in food protection and novel antifungal agent development are discussed. The present review highlights the great potential of plant-derived natural compounds and EOs to protect agricultural commodities and food items from spoilage and aflatoxin contamination, along with reducing the threat of aspergillosis diseases.

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