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Ou D, Zou Y, Zhang X, Jiao R, Zhang D, Ling N, Ye Y. The potential of antifungal peptides derived from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WYH for biocontrol of Aspergillus flavus contamination. Int J Food Microbiol 2024; 418:110727. [PMID: 38759292 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
Abstract
Aspergillus flavus is a notorious fungus that contaminates food crops with toxic aflatoxins, posing a serious threat to human health and the agricultural economy. To overcome the inadequacy of traditional control methods and meet consumer preferences for natural-sources additives, there is an urgent demand for novel biocontrol agents that are safe and efficient. This study aims to investigate the antifungal properties of a novel antifungal agent derived from the biologically safe Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WYH. Firstly, antifungal peptides (AFPs) with a molecular weight of less than 3kD, exhibiting remarkable temperature stability and effectively retarding fungal growth in a dose-dependent manner specifically against A. flavus, were concentrated from the fermentation supernatant of L. plantarum WYH and were named as AFPs-WYH. Further analysis demonstrated that AFPs-WYH might exert antifungal effects through the induction of oxidative stress, disruption of mitochondrial function, alteration of membrane permeability, and cell apoptosis in A. flavus. To further validate our findings, a transcriptomics analysis was conducted on A. flavus treated with 2 and 5 mg/mL of AFPs-WYH, which elucidated the potential effect of AFPs-WYH administration on the regulation of genes involved in impairing fungal development and preventing aflatoxin biosynthesis pathways. Overall, AFPs-WYH reduced the A. flavus proliferation and affected the AFB1 biosynthesis, exhibiting a promising potential for food industry applications as a biopreservative and biocontrol agent.
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- Dexin Ou
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
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Effect of Water Activity on Conidia Germination in Aspergillus flavus. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10091744. [PMID: 36144346 PMCID: PMC9504883 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, we explored the mechanism underlying Aspergillus flavus conidia germination inhibited by decreased water activity. The impact of low water activity was analyzed at 4 h, 8 h and 12 h. Additionally, we demonstrated that low water activity affected cell shape and decreased cell sizes. Transcriptomics found numerous differentially expressed genes (DEGs) during the first 12 h of germination, with 654 DEGs observed among 4 h, 8 h and 12 h. In particular, more DEGs were detected at 8 h of germinating. Therefore, proteomics was performed at 8 h, and 209 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were speculated, with 94 up-regulated and 115 down-regulated. Combined analysis of KEGG of transcriptomics and proteomics demonstrated that the dominant pathways were nutrient metabolism and translation. We also found several DEGs and DEPs in the Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathway. Therefore, we concluded that low water activity inhibited conidia germination, causing unregular morphology. In addition, low water activity influenced expression of creA, TreB in carbohydrate metabolism, Clr4, RmtA in amino acid metabolism and RPL37, RPL3 in translation in Aspergillus flavus.
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Misiak M, Goodall‐Copestake WP, Sparks TH, Worland MR, Boddy L, Magan N, Convey P, Hopkins DW, Newsham KK. Inhibitory effects of climate change on the growth and extracellular enzyme activities of a widespread Antarctic soil fungus. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2020; 27:1111-1125. [PMID: 33230837 PMCID: PMC7898924 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Temperatures approaching or exceeding 20°C have been measured during summer in polar regions at the surfaces of barren fellfield soils under cloudless skies around solar noon. However, despite the upper temperature limit for the growth of cold-adapted microbes-which are abundant in polar soils and have pivotal roles in nutrient cycling-typically being close to this temperature, previous studies have not addressed the consequences of climate change for the metabolism of these organisms in the natural environment. Here in a 5-year field experiment on Alexander Island in the southern maritime Antarctic, we show that the abundance of Pseudogymnoascus roseus, the most widespread decomposer fungus in maritime Antarctic fellfield soils, is reduced by 1-2 orders of magnitude when irrigated and nutrient-amended soils are warmed to >20°C during summer. Laboratory experiments under conditions mimicking those during midsummer in the natural environment indicated that the hyphal extension rates of P. roseus isolates and the activities of five extracellular enzymes are reduced by 54%-96% at high water availability after exposure to temperatures cycling daily from 2 to 21°C and 2 to 24°C, relative to temperatures cycling from 2 to 18°C. Given that the temperatures of surface soils at the study site already reach 19°C during midsummer, the observations reported here suggest that, at predicted rates of warming arising from moderate greenhouse gas emissions, inhibitory effects of climate change on the metabolism of P. roseus could manifest themselves within the next few decades. Furthermore, with peak temperatures at the surfaces of fellfield soils at other maritime Antarctic locations and in High Arctic and alpine regions already exceeding 20°C during summer, the observations suggest that climate warming has the potential to inhibit the growth of other cold-adapted microbes, with negative effects on soils as the Earth's climate continues to warm.
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- Marta Misiak
- British Antarctic SurveyNERCCambridgeUK
- Cardiff School of BiosciencesCardiffUK
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- British Antarctic SurveyNERCCambridgeUK
- Present address:
Scottish Association for Marine ScienceObanArgyllPA37 1QAUK
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- Institute of ZoologyPoznań University of Life SciencesPoznańPoland
- Museum of ZoologyUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Applied Mycology Group, Environment and AgriFood ThemeCranfield UniversityCranfieldUK
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Bobadilla-Carrillo GI, Magallón-Servín P, López-Vela M, Palomino-Hermosillo YA, Ramírez-Ramírez JC, Gutiérrez-Leyva R, Ibarra-Castro L, Bautista-Rosales PU. Characterization and proliferation capacity of potentially pathogenic fungi in marine and freshwater fish commercial feeds. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:2379-2390. [PMID: 32588083 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01954-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In the aquaculture industry, the selection and quality of feed are highly relevant because their integrity and management have an impact on the health and development of organisms. In general, feeds contamination depends on storage conditions and formulation. Furthermore, it has been recognized that filamentous fungi are among the most important contaminating agent in formulated feeds. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to identify saprophytic fungi capable of proliferating in commercial feeds, as well as determining their prevalence, extracellular enzymes profile, ability to assimilate carbon sources, and finally their ability to produce aflatoxins. In order to do that, twenty-two fungi were isolated from commercial fish feeds. After, the species Aspergillus chevalieri, A. cristatus, A. sydowii, A. versicolor, A. flavus, A. creber, and Lichtheimia ramosa were identified. These fungi were able to produce extracellular enzymes, such as phosphatases, esterases, proteases, β-glucosidase, and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase. The isolated fungi showed no selective behavior in the assimilation of the different carbon sources, showing a strong metabolic diversity. Prevalence percentages above 85% were recorded. Among all fungi studied, A. flavus M3-C1 had the highest production of aflatoxins when this strain was inoculated directly in the feeds (295 ppb). The aflatoxin production by this strain under the experimental setting is above the permitted levels, and it has been established that high levels of aflatoxins in feeds can cause alterations in fish growth as well as the development of cancerous tumors in the liver, in addition to enhancing mortality.
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- Giovanna Ilieva Bobadilla-Carrillo
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Km. 9, Carretera Tepic-Compostela, C. P. 63780, Xalisco, Nayarit, Mexico.,Unidad de Tecnología de Alimentos, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Ciudad de La Cultura S/N. Col. Centro, C. P. 63000, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Environmental Microbiology Group At Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Km. 1 Carretera a San Juan de La Costa "El Comitan", C. P. 23205, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.,Bashan Institute of Sciences, 1730 Post Oak Ct. Auburn, Dadeville, Alabama, 36830, USA
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- Environmental Microbiology Group At Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Km. 1 Carretera a San Juan de La Costa "El Comitan", C. P. 23205, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.,Bashan Institute of Sciences, 1730 Post Oak Ct. Auburn, Dadeville, Alabama, 36830, USA
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- Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Km. 3.5 Carretera Compostela-Chapalilla, C. P. 63700, Compostela, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Km. 3.5 Carretera Compostela-Chapalilla, C. P. 63700, Compostela, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Av. Sábalo Cerritos S/N, Col. Cerritos, C. P. 82100, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Km. 9, Carretera Tepic-Compostela, C. P. 63780, Xalisco, Nayarit, Mexico. .,Unidad de Tecnología de Alimentos, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Ciudad de La Cultura S/N. Col. Centro, C. P. 63000, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.
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Chaves-Lopez C, Nguyen HN, Oliveira RC, Nadres ET, Paparella A, Rodrigues DF. A morphological, enzymatic and metabolic approach to elucidate apoptotic-like cell death in fungi exposed to h- and α-molybdenum trioxide nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:20702-20716. [PMID: 30398279 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr06470a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The present study compares for the first time the effects of h-MoO3 and α-MoO3 against two fungal strains: Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus. The h-MoO3 nanoparticles were more toxic to both fungi than α-MoO3. The toxic effects of h-MoO3 were more pronounced toward A. flavus, which presented a growth inhibition of 67.4% at 200 mg L-1. The presence of the nanoparticles affected drastically the hyphae morphology by triggering nuclear condensation and compromising the hyphae membrane. Further analysis of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by both fungi in the presence of the nanomaterials indicated important metabolic changes related to programmed cell death. These nanomaterials induced the production of specific antifungal VOCs, such as β-Elemene and t-Cadinol, by the fungi. The production of essential enzymes involved in fungal metabolism, such as acid phosphatase, naphthol-As-BI-phosphohydrolase, β-galactosidase, β-glucosidase and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase, reduced significantly in the presence of the nanomaterials. The changes in enzymatic production and VOCs corroborate the fact that these nanoparticles, especially h-MoO3, exert changes in the fungal metabolism, triggering apoptotic-like cell death responses in these fungi.
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- Clemencia Chaves-Lopez
- Facoltà di Bioscenze e Tecnologie Agroalimentari ed ambientali, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Via R. Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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Medina A, Mohale S, Samsudin NIP, Rodriguez-Sixtos A, Rodriguez A, Magan N. Biocontrol of mycotoxins: dynamics and mechanisms of action. Curr Opin Food Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2017.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang F, Zhong H, Han X, Guo Z, Yang W, Liu Y, Yang K, Zhuang Z, Wang S. Proteomic profile of Aspergillus flavus in response to water activity. Fungal Biol 2014; 119:114-24. [PMID: 25749363 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2014.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Aspergillus flavus, a common contaminant of crops and stored grains, can produce aflatoxins that are harmful to humans and other animals. Water activity (aw) is one of the key factors influencing both fungal growth and mycotoxin production. In this study, we used the isobaric tagging for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) technique to investigate the effect of aw on the proteomic profile of A. flavus. A total of 3566 proteins were identified, of which 837 were differentially expressed in response to variations in aw. Among these 837 proteins, 403 were over-expressed at 0.99 aw, whereas 434 proteins were over-expressed at 0.93 aw. According to Gene Ontology (GO) analysis, the secretion of extracellular hydrolases increased as aw was raised, suggesting that extracellular hydrolases may play a critical role in induction of aflatoxin biosynthesis. On the basis of Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) categorizations, we identified an exportin protein, KapK, that may down-regulate aflatoxin biosynthesis by changing the location of NirA. Finally, we considered the role of two osmotic stress-related proteins (Sln1 and Glo1) in the Hog1 pathway and investigated the expression patterns of proteins related to aflatoxin biosynthesis. The data uncovered in this study are critical for understanding the effect of water stress on toxin production and for the development of strategies to control toxin contamination of agricultural products.
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- Feng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of the Education Ministry, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of the Education Ministry, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of the Education Ministry, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of the Education Ministry, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of the Education Ministry, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of the Education Ministry, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of the Education Ministry, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of the Education Ministry, and School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Mohale S, Magan N, Medina A. Comparison of growth, nutritional utilisation patterns, and niche overlap indices of toxigenic and atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains. Fungal Biol 2013; 117:650-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mycoflora of Fungal Contamination in Wheat Storage (Silos) in Golestan Province, North of Iran. Jundishapur J Microbiol 2013. [DOI: 10.5812/jjm.6334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Barberis CL, Landa MF, Barberis MG, Giaj-Merlera G, Dalcero AM, Magnoli CE. Hydrolytic enzymes production by Aspergillus section Nigri in presence of butylated hydroxyanisole and propyl paraben on peanut meal extract agar. Rev Iberoam Micol 2013; 31:131-6. [PMID: 23583262 DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2013.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Revised: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the last years, food grade antioxidants are used safely as an alternative to traditional fungicides to control fungal growth in several food and agricultural products. AIMS In this work, the effect of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and propyl paraben (PP) on two hydrolytic enzyme activity (β-d-glucosidase and α-d-galactosidase) by Aspergillus section Nigri species under different water activity conditions (aW; 0.98, 0.95 and 0.93) and incubation time intervals (24, 48, 72 and 96h) was evaluated on peanut-based medium. METHODS The activity of two glycosidases, β-d-glucosidase and α-d-galactosidase, was assayed using as substrates 4-nitrophenyl-β-d-glucopyranosido and 4-nitrophenyl-α-d-galactopyranosido, respectively. The enzyme activity was determined by the increase in optical density at 405nm caused by the liberation of p-nitrophenol by enzymatic hydrolysis of the substrate. Enzyme activity was expressed as micromoles of p-nitrophenol released per minute. RESULTS The major inhibition in β-d-glucosidase activity of A. carbonarius and A. niger was found with 20mmoll(-1) of BHA or PP at 0.98 and 0.95 aW, respectively, whereas for α-d-galactosidase activity a significant decrease in enzyme activity with respect to control was observed in A. carbonarius among 5 to 20mmoll(-1) of BHA or PP in all conditions assayed. Regarding A. niger, the highest percentages of enzyme inhibition activity were found with 20mmoll(-1) of BHA or PP at 0.95 aW and 96h. CONCLUSIONS The results of this work provide information about the capacity of BHA and PP to inhibit in vitro conditions two of the most important hydrolytic enzymes produced by A. carbonarius and A. niger species.
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- Carla L Barberis
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta Nacional N° 36 Km 601 (5800), Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina; Member of the Research Career of CONICET (CIC-CONICET), Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta Nacional N° 36 Km 601 (5800), Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina; Fellowship of the CONICET, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta Nacional N° 36 Km 601 (5800), Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina; Fellowship of the CONICET, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta Nacional N° 36 Km 601 (5800), Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina; Fellowship of the CONICET, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta Nacional N° 36 Km 601 (5800), Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina; Member of the Research Career of CONICET (CIC-CONICET), Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta Nacional N° 36 Km 601 (5800), Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina; Member of the Research Career of CONICET (CIC-CONICET), Argentina.
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Alam S, Shah HU, Khan H, Magan N. The Effect of Substrate, Season, and Agroecological Zone on Mycoflora and Aflatoxin Contamination of Poultry Feed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Mycopathologia 2012; 174:341-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11046-012-9545-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2011] [Accepted: 04/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Alam S, Shah HU, Magan N. Effect of calcium propionate and water activity on growth and aflatoxins production by Aspergillus flavus. J Food Sci 2010; 75:M61-4. [PMID: 20492242 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01462.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The efficacy of calcium propionate at 2 different doses (0.5% and 1%) against growth and aflatoxins production by Aspergillus flavus (A-2092) was investigated in vitro on Czapek yeast extract agar at different levels of water activity (a(w)) in the range of 0.94 to 0.996a(w). A. flavus spores germinated on all calcium propionate and a(w) treatments; however, 1% calcium propionate at 0.94 a(w) delayed the germination process for up to 10 d. The growing rate of mycelia was slower (0.28 mm/d) at 1% calcium propionate and 0.94 a(w). Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, and G2) were also produced minimally (36.1, 1, 1.86, and 1.01 ng/g of media, respectively) at the aforementioned dose rate of calcium propionate and water activity. It was concluded that addition of calcium propionate and a(w) amelioration can prove effective tools for suppressing the germination, growth rate, and aflatoxins production by A. flavus in substrate.
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- Sahib Alam
- Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry, NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar, Pakistan.
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Shah HU, Simpson TJ, Alam S, Khattak KF, Perveen S. Mould incidence and mycotoxin contamination in maize kernels from Swat Valley, North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Food Chem Toxicol 2010; 48:1111-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Revised: 12/27/2009] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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