Effect of Calcium Propionate and Water Activity on Growth and Aflatoxins Production by Aspergillus flavus

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Alam, Sahib ^a   Shah, Hamid Ullah ^a   Magan, Naresh ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Antifungal; Preservatives; Water activity

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; CALCIUM PROPIONATE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; PROPIONIC ACIDS; WATER;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77953879059     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01462.x     Document Type: Article

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