Relationship between lipids and aflatoxin biosynthesis |
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Authors: | C. Fanelli A. A. Fabbri |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dipartimento di Biologia vegetale, Università di Roma La Sapienza Largo, Cristina di Svezia 24, 00165 Roma, Italy |
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Abstract: | This paper describes the key role of lipids on fungal growth and of lipoperoxidation on the output of aflatoxin biosynthesis both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro BHA, BHT and cysteamine, depending their concentration, are capable of reducing or blocking aflatoxin output induced by lipoperoxides or halomethanes in cultures ofAspergillus flavus orA. parasiticus without affecting fungal growth. In vivo BHA and BHT significantly reduced aflatoxin production on wheat, maize and sunflower inoculated with aflatoxigenicAspergilli essentially by preventing fungal growth. In vivo the seeds surface lipids represent a very important carbon source for fungal growth. |
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Keywords: | aflatoxins lipoperoxidation antioxidants |
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