The effect of water activity and storage temperature on the growth of Aspergillus flavus in medicinal herbs

Planta Medica

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1308-1315

  Kulshrestha, Rashmi ^a   Gupta, Chandra Prakash ^a   Shukla, Gyanesh ^a   Kundu, Madan Gopal ^a   Bhatnagar, Satyendra Prasad ^b   Katiyar, Chandra Kant ^a  

^a RANBAXY LABORATORIES LTD   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Moisture percentage; Sorption isotherms; Temperature; Water activity

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; WATER;

ALPINIA; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DESORPTION; HERB; PICRORHIZA KURROA; PLANT GROWTH; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DESICCATION; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

ALPINIA GALANGA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; PICRORHIZA KURROOA;

EID: 50649090325     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074561     Document Type: Article

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