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- Title
Inhibition of Chitosan with Different Molecular Weights on Barley-Borne Fusarium graminearum during Barley Malting Process for Improving Malt Quality.
- Authors
Luan, Jing; Wei, Xu; Li, Zhefeng; Tang, Wenzhu; Yang, Fan; Yu, Zhimin; Li, Xianzhen
- Abstract
There are many Fusarium graminearum contaminations in barley that are often associated with malt and beer quality issues. Thus, it is important to find a biological antifungal agent to prevent the growth of F. graminearum during malting. Minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) of chitosan for mycelial growth and spore germination of F. graminearum was 2.6 g/L and 1.6 g/L, respectively, indicating that the F. graminearum strain was highly sensitive toward chitosan. Chitosan with a molecular weight of 102.7 kDa was added at 0.5 g/kg during the first steeping stage, resulting in the maximum inhibition rate of F. graminearm in barley. The biomass of F. graminearm and deoxynivalenol content in the infected barley at the end of germination with 0.5 g/kg chitosan treatment were decreased by 50.7% and 70.5%, respectively, when compared with the infected barley without chitosan. Chitosan could remove the negative effects of F. graminearm infection on barley germination and malt quality, which makes the application of chitosan during the steeping process as a potential antifungal agent in the malting process to protect from F. graminearum infection.
- Subjects
MALTING; MOLECULAR weights; CHITOSAN; BARLEY; ANTIFUNGAL agents; FUSARIUM; EDIBLE coatings
- Publication
Foods, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 19, p3058
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods11193058