Efficacy of essential oil of amomum subulatum as a novel aflatoxin b1 suppressor

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 208-218

  Singh, Priyanka ^a   Srivastava, Bhawana ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a   Dubey, N K ^a,c   Gupta, Rajesh ^b  

^a Centre of Advanced Study in Botany   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antiaflatoxigenic; Antifungal; Aspergillus flavus; Botanical preservative; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; AMOMUM SUBLATUM EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; INHIBITION;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; AMOMUM; AMOMUM SUBLATUM; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLADOSPORIUM HERBARUM; CURVULARIA LUNATA; DRUG EFFICACY; FOOD; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HYPHOMYCETES; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SPICE; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; AMOMUM SUBULATUM; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIPOLARIS ORYZAE; COCHLIOBOLUS LUNATUS; DAVIDIELLA TASSIANA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 67749129128     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496470802598883     Document Type: Article

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