Effect of some spices as preservatives for storage of lentil (Lens esculenta L.) seeds.
The high antimycotic activity of four kinds of spices, viz, Chinese cassia, cinnamon, clove and thyme, were tested as preservatives for agricultural commodities. Clove, thyme and a mixture of the four kinds of spice completely inhibited aflatoxin production on lentil seeds during eight weeks of incubation. Chinese cassia and cinnamon partially inhibited the aflatoxin production.
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Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt.
D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000032:analysis; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002366:Cassia; D002935:Cinnamomum zeylanicum; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005520:Food Preservatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019684:Magnoliopsida; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012639:Seeds / Q000382:microbiology; D017365:Spices
D000348:Aflatoxins; D005520:Food Preservatives; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D016604:Aflatoxin B1