%0 Journal Article
%T INHIBITION OF AFLATOXIN PRODUCING FUNGUS GROWTH USING CHEMICAL, HERBAL COMPOUNDS/SPICES AND PLANTS
%A Arshad Hussain
%A Shafqatullah
%A Javed Ali
%A Zia-ur-Rehman
%J Pure and Applied Biology
%D 2012
%I International Society of Pure and Applied Biology (ISPAB)
%R nil
%X The anti-fungal activity of some chemicals, herbal compounds/spices and plants at different concentrations were evaluated against the toxin producing Aspergillusflavusand Aspergillusparasiticus growth. Among the chemicals screened, benzoic acid (0.1 ¨C 0.5 %), propionic acid (0.1 ¨C 0.5 %) and copper sulphate(0.2 ¨C 0.5 %) showed complete inhibition of Aspergillusflavusgrowth. In case of the herbal compounds/spices, clove (0.5 %) and clove oil (0.5 %), while among the plants garlic (0.5 %) and onion (0.5 %) showed complete inhibition. All the samples were also screened against Aspergillusparasiticus growth. Among the chemicals screened, benzoic acid (0.2 - 0.5 %), copper sulphate(0.1 - 0.5 %) and propionic acid (0.2 - 0.5%) showed complete inhibition of growth. In herbal compounds/spices, clove and clove oil (0.5%), while among plants, garlic and onion (0.5 %) showed complete inhibition of growth. Thus some herbal compounds/spices and some chemicals as preservatives may successfully replace synthetic pesticides and provide an alternative method to protect our staple food from the toxic fungal contamination.
%K Chemicals
%K Herbal compounds/spices
%K Inhibition
%K Plants
%K Toxigenic fungus
%U http://thepab.org/index.php/archives/21-abstracts/19-2-inhibition-of-aflatoxin-producing-fungus-growth-using-chemical-herbal-compoundsspices-and-plants