Efficacy of Acorus calamus L. essential oil as a safe plant-based antioxidant, Aflatoxin B1 suppressor and broad spectrum antimicrobial against food-infesting fungi

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 128-135

  Shukla, Ravindra ^a   Singh, Priyanka ^a   Prakash, Bhanu ^a   Dubey, Nawal K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus; Aflatoxin B1; Antifungal; Antioxidant; Essential oil

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS; AFLATOXIN B; ANTI-FUNGAL; ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BROAD SPECTRUM; CHEMICAL PROFILES; CHICKPEA SEEDS; FUNGAL SPECIES; GC-MS ANALYSIS; TOXIGENIC STRAINS; TOXIN PRODUCTION;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; ESSENTIAL OILS; FOOD ADDITIVES; SEED;

OILS AND FATS;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CICER ARIETINUM; FUNGI; MUS;

EID: 84871283729     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2012.03168.x     Document Type: Article

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