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Anti-aflatoxigenic of Agave Extracts to Increase Their Food Safety Applications

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Abstract

Agave is a broad wild plant growing in arid soil, with medicinal and cosmetic applications. This study aimed to evaluate antifungal activities of normal and treated Agave extracts. Fourier transmitted infrared apparatus (FTIR) analyzed changes in the chemical composition of several extracts. The gas chromatography-mass spectrum (GC-MS) was utilized to explore each extract component. Aflatoxin reduction due to extract-treatment in fungal media was investigated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The juice of the Agave reflected the best antifungal compared to eleven plants. The GC spectrum showed various components that mainly possess antifungal potency, components with antibacterial were also present. Water extraction manifested high antifungal activities. Minimal inhibitory concentration varied between 124.5 to 199.9 mg/Kg against pathogenic bacteria, while minimal fungicidal concentration was between 8.7 to 31.3 mg/Kg. Boiled extract reflected changes in chemical composition by FTIR, noted an enhancement of its antimicrobial activity. The best antifungal efficiency recorded against Aspergillus flavus ITEM 698, which produces aflatoxins. The extract application in fungal media gave a suppression of aflatoxin production. These results recommended their applications for food safety amelioration, particularly to control mycotoxigenic fungi contamination.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.80761.4002

Keywords

Agave ferox, antifungal activity, Boiled Agave-extract, Aflatoxins, Mycotoxigenic fungi

Authors

First Name

Feriala A.

Last Name

Abu-Seif

MiddleName

Abdel-Hamid

Affiliation

Botany Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science, and Education, Ain Shams University.

Email

ferialaaa@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Ahmed Noah

Last Name

Badr

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Affiliation

Food Toxicology and Contaminants Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

noohbadr@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-5588-6545

Volume

65

Article Issue

1

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28750

Issue Date

2022-01-01

Receive Date

2021-06-15

Publish Date

2022-01-01

Page Start

407

Page End

418

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_186774.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Anti-aflatoxigenic of Agave Extracts to Increase Their Food Safety Applications

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22 Jan 2023