Antifungal activity of fatty acids and their monoglycerides against Fusarium spp. in a laboratory medium |
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| Authors: | Clelia Altieri ,Antonio Bevilacqua,Daniela Cardillo,& Milena Sinigaglia |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Food Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science, Foggia University, Foggia, Italy;
Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Chemistry and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Science, Foggia University, Foggia, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The antifungal activity of lauric, myristic and palmitic acids and their monoglycerides against fusaria was investigated. Data were modelled through a re-parameterized Gompertz equation and the Minimum Detection Time (MDT), i.e. the time (days) to attain 1 cm colony diameter, was evaluated. Lauric acid exerted a strong bioactivity against moulds; palmitic and myristic acids and their monoglycerides showed a moderate effectiveness and in a reversible manner. The results of this work could be considered quite promising; however, further investigations are proposed to validate these data in foods. |
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| Keywords: | Antifungal compounds fatty acids Fusarium spp. monoglycerides |
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