Evaluation of chemically characterised essential oils of Coleus aromaticus, Hyptis suaveolens and Ageratum conyzoides against storage fungi and aflatoxin contamination of food commodities

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 754-760

  Jaya, S ^a   Prakash, Bhanu ^a   Dubey, Nawal K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides; Antiaflatoxigenic; Antifungal; Coleus aromaticus; Hyptis suaveolens

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ANTI-FUNGAL; ANTIAFLATOXIGENIC; COLEUS AROMATICUS; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS;

AFLATOXINS; FOOD STORAGE; FUNGI; OPTIMIZATION;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; COLEUS; COLEUS AROMATICUS; FUNGI; HYPTIS; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79952752783     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02557.x     Document Type: Article

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