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THE EFFICACY OF LICORICE EXTRACT ON BOTH MOULD GROWTH AND AFLATOXIN(S) PRODUCTION.

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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The efficacy of licorice extract ( Glycyrriza glabra ) on growth and aflatoxin(s) production of  both  Aspergillus parasiticus and / or  Aspergillus flavus  were studied in Yeast Extract Sucrose medium ( YES ).Seventy two YES containing flasks were divided into 2 groups, the 1 st group of flasks were inoculated with a suspension of A.flavus containing 106 spores, each, while the 2 nd group of flasks received similer count, each from A. parasiticus spores. Simultanousely, the licorice extracts were prepared at concentrations of 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8 mg/ ml medium. Each group of flasks were divided into 6 subgroups to correspond the 6 studied concentrations of licorice extract. Consequently, each treated subgroup was divided into 2 equal number of flasks to be incubated at either 14 or 280C. The parameters of mycelial dry weight, pH and aflatoxin(s) production were carried-out at the intervals of 3, 7, 10 and 30, 45 , 90 days in different treatments incubated at 14 or 280C, respectively. Data showed an obvious inhibitory effect on both mould growth and aflatoxin(s) production at concentrations of 0.2 and / or 0.4 mg/ ml medium. Moreover, a lethal effect was obtained at concentrations 0.8 mg / ml medium in both A. flavus and A.parasiticus media,while the concentration of 0.6 mg/ ml medium showed lethal effect in media flasks previously inoculated with A. flavus only.   

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10.21608/jfds.2002.257661

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licorice, fungi, aflatoxin(s), Glycyrriza glabra, Mycotoxins, Detoxification

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Abd El-Fattah,

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Department of Food Toxins and Contaminants , National Research Center, Dokki – Cairo – Egypt

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27

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12

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36478

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2002-12-01

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2002-11-15

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2002-12-01

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8,455

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8,468

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2090-3650

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2090-3731

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Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences

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22 Jan 2023