Patulin and aflatoxin in brown rot lesion of apple fruits and their regulation.
HASAN, H.A.H.
World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnoloby 16: 607 – 612.
2000
บทคัดย่อ
Among rotten apple fruits Alternaria alternata was the most common fungus found, followed by A.niger, A.flavus, Penicillium expansum and Rhizopus stolonifer. The prevalent type of decay, brown rot lesion, is caused by R. stolonifer followed by A.flavus, A.niger,A.alternata and P.expansum. The main natural mycotoxins produced in rotten apple were patulin and aflatoxins. The optimum temperature for patulin production by P.expansum was 15oC after 15 days. Complete inhibition of patulin formation was achieved using 0.2% lemon oil and greater than 90% inhibition was achieved using 0.05% lemon and 0.2% orange oils. Greater than 90% inhibition of aflatoxin production was observed with 0.2% lemon oil.