RT Journal Article
T1 A Novel Niosome-Encapsulated Essential Oil Formulation to Prevent Aspergillus flavus Growth and Aflatoxin Contamination of Maize Grains During Storage
A1 García-Díaz, Marta
A1 Patiño Álvarez, Aurora Belén
A1 Vázquez Estévez, María Covadonga Inmaculada
A1 Gil Serna, Jessica
AB Aflatoxin (AF) contamination of maize is a major concern for food safety. The use of chemical fungicides is controversial, and it is necessary to develop new effective methods to control Aspergillus flavus growth and, therefore, to avoid the presence of AFs in grains. In this work, we tested in vitro the effect of six essential oils (EOs) extracted from aromatic plants. We selected those from Satureja montana and Origanum virens because they show high levels of antifungal and antitoxigenic activity at low concentrations against A. flavus. EOs are highly volatile compounds and we have developed a new niosome-based encapsulation method to extend their shelf life and activity. These new formulations have been successfully applied to reduce fungal growth and AF accumulation in maize grains in a small-scale test, as well as placing the maize into polypropylene woven bags to simulate common storage conditions. In this latter case, the antifungal properties lasted up to 75 days after the first application
PB MDPI
SN 2072-6651
YR 2019
FD 2019-11-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6367
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6367
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025