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- Title
INFLUENCE OF TEA TREE ESSENTIAL OIL ON THE SYNTHESIS OF MYCOTOXINS: OCHRATOXIN A.
- Authors
Puvača, Nikola; Bursić, Vojislava; Petrović, Aleksandra; Prodanović, Radivoj; Kharud, Mansour Mohammed; Obućinski, Dejan; Vuković, Gorica; Marić, Miloš
- Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of tea tree essential oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) on ochratoxin A synthesis by fungi. Commercially available tea tree essential oil was perched from Infinity Feed Company from Novi Sad, Serbia. Qualitative analyses of tea tree essential oil were performed by GC-MS. The toxigenic activity of the essential oil (7.5; 15.0 and 30.0 μg/ml) was evaluated by inhibiting the production of ochratoxin A by Aspergillus niger. The quantification of the toxin was performed by HPLC. The production of ochratoxin A was dependent on the incubation temperature, 20 and 30°C in the presence of the essential oil. Obtained values from 20°C showed a reduction in ochratoxin A synthesis that ranged from 53.87 to 96.22%, and from 18.36 to 72.85% at 30°C, for the A. niger, respectively. Based on the obtained results from this research, it was concluded that tea tree essential oil as a natural products could serve as potential biocontrol agent against ochratoxin A contamination in feed.
- Subjects
NOVI Sad (Serbia); TEA tree oil; OCHRATOXINS; MYCOTOXINS; ESSENTIAL oils; ASPERGILLUS niger; FEED contamination
- Publication
Macedonian Journal of Animal Science, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
1857-6907
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.54865/mjas1991025p