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NATURAL INHIBITORS FOR INHIBITING THE PRODUCTION OF AFLATOXINS

Alim-Un-Nisa, Naseem Zahra, Sajila Hina, Khalid Saeed, Muhammad Hussain, Lubna Liaquat, Qurat-Ul-Ain Syed
2014 Pakistan Journal of Food Sciences   unpublished

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Aflatoxins are the carcinogenic substances and their control is very important aspect related to health concerns. In present study, the inhibitory effects of the 8 different kinds of natural powdered spices were tested by introducing these materials into culture media for aflatoxin production. The results showed that black cumin + cinnamon oil, onion + cinnamon oil, Nutmeg, Mace + mustard oil, coriander + mustard oil completely inhibited the Production of aflatoxin, whereas turmeric completely
more » ... nhibit (100%) at concentration 2.0% and at other concentrations (0.6, 1.0, 1.4%) it showed 84, 86, 90% inhibition. The black pepper and ginger significantly inhibit the aflatoxin production while garlic showed low inhibitory effect against production of aflatoxin.
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Alim-Un-Nisa, Naseem Zahra, Sajila Hina, Khalid Saeed, Muhammad Hussain, Lubna Liaquat, Qurat-Ul-Ain Syed. "NATURAL INHIBITORS FOR INHIBITING THE PRODUCTION OF AFLATOXINS." Pakistan Journal of Food Sciences (2014)