Inhibitory effects of Ephedra major Host on Aspergillus parasiticus growth and aflatoxin production

Mycopathologia

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 249-255

  Bagheri Gavkosh, Shahrokh ^a   Bigdeli, Mohsen ^b   Shams Ghahfarokhi, Masoomeh ^c   Razzaghi Abyaneh, Mehdi ^d  

^a PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Biotechnology Division   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus parasiticus; Ephedra major; Essential oil; Methanolic extract

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EPHEDRA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM;

AFLATOXIN B1; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPHEDRA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; EPHEDRA; EPHEDRA MAJOR; FUNGI;

EID: 70350370750     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-009-9220-x     Document Type: Article

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