Inhibitory action of some essential oils and phytochemicals on the growth of various moulds isolated from foods

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Evandro Leite De Souza²  Edeltrudes De Oliveira Lima¹  Kristerson Reinaldo De Luna Freire¹  Cristina Paiva De Sousa¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal da Paraíba Departamento de Nutrição ,Brazil

关键词: Plant products;    antimould activity;    sensitivity profile;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-89132005000200011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to determine the sensitivity profile of mould strains isolated from foods to some essential oils and phytochemicals. The assayed mould strains were: Fusarium spp., Rhizopus spp., Aspergillus flavus, A. niger and Penicillium spp. According to results, Lippia alba N.E. Brown, Peumus boldus Molina, Lippia microphylla Phil., Citrus limon Risso and Cymbopogon citratus Stapf. essential oil and the phytochemicals citral, eugenol and mircene showed prominent antimould activity. Among the products that evidenced antimould activity, citral and eugenol showed the lowest minimum inhibitory concentrations, which was 1% and 4%, respectively, for the most of the tested mould strains.

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