| Literature DB >> 23871071 |
Milene Mayumi Garcia Yamamoto-Ribeiro1, Renata Grespan, Cássia Yumie Kohiyama, Flavio Dias Ferreira, Simone Aparecida Galerani Mossini, Expedito Leite Silva, Benicio Alves de Abreu Filho, Jane Martha Graton Mikcha, Miguel Machinski.
Abstract
The antifungal activity of ginger essential oil (GEO; Zingiber officinale Roscoe) was evaluated against Fusarium verticillioides (Saccardo) Nirenberg. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of GEO was determined by micro-broth dilution. The effects of GEO on fumonisin and ergosterol production were evaluated at concentrations of 500-5000 μg/mL in liquid medium with a 5mm diameter mycelial disc of F. verticillioides. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry showed that the predominant components of GEO were α-zingiberene (23.9%) and citral (21.7%). GEO exhibited inhibitory activity, with a MIC of 2500 μg/mL, and 4000 and 5000 μg/mL reduced ergosterol biosynthesis by 57% and 100%, respectively. The inhibitory effect on fumonisin B1 (FB1) and fumonisin B2 (FB2) production was significant at GEO concentrations of 4000 and 2000 μg/mL, respectively. Thus, the inhibition of fungal biomass and fumonisin production was dependent on the concentration of GEO. These results suggest that GEO was able to control the growth of F. verticillioides and subsequent fumonisin production.Entities:
Keywords: Antifungal; Antimycotoxigenic activity; Ergosterol; Fusarium verticillioides; Ginger; Mycotoxins
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Year: 2013 PMID： 23871071 DOI： 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.05.144
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Food Chem ISSN： 0308-8146 Impact factor: 7.514