Evaluation of ability of ferulic acid to control growth and fumonisin production of Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium proliferatum on maize based media

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-220

  Ferrochio, Laura ^a   Cendoya, Eugenia ^a   Farnochi, María Cecilia ^a   Massad, Walter ^a   Ramirez, María Laura ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ferulic acid; Fumonisin; Fusarium proliferatum; Fusarium verticillioides; Maize; Water activity

Indexed keywords

FERULIC ACID; FUMONISIN;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

FERULIC ACID; FUMONISIN; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES; MAIZE; WATER ACTIVITY;

COUMARIC ACIDS; CULTURE MEDIA; FUMONISINS; FUSARIUM; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84885807141     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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