Journal
FOOD AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages 1462-1477Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-020-02479-w
Keywords
Aspergillus flavus; Encapsulation; Methylglyoxal; Food deterioration; In vitro release; Sensory profile
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) [09/013(0678)/2017-EMR-I]
- New Delhi, India
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Aflatoxins (AFs) are the most frequent contaminants of maize and maize-based products, and its consumption can cause severe adverse effects to humans and animals. The efficacy of essential oils (EOs) and their bioactive compounds as potential antifungal agents has been well documented against food-borne fungi. This study evaluates the preservative potency of anethole-based chitosan nanoemulsion (Ant-eCsNe) to control deterioration of stored maize samples from fungal infestation, aflatoxin B-1(AFB(1)) contamination and lipid oxidation. Release study indicated a relatively good sustainable release profile for the encapsulated anethole after 10 days. The Ant-eCsNe showed improved efficacy againstA. flavus(AF-LHP-VS8) and other common food-borne moulds and inhibited growth and AFB(1)biosynthesis at 0.8 and 0.4 mu L/mL, respectively. Ant-eCsNe caused concentration-dependent inhibition of ergosterol content and increased efflux of cellular ions (Ca+2, Mg(+2)and K+) and 260 and 280 nm absorbing materials, suggesting damage of fungal plasma membrane. Inhibition of methylglyoxal in fungal cells treated with Ant-eCsNe signifies its novel antiaflatoxigenic mechanism of action. Ant-eCsNe exhibited strong in vitro DPPH(center dot)and ABTS(+center dot)scavenging activity with IC(50)value 89.36 and 45.05 mu L/mL, respectively, and inhibited lipid oxidation in stored maize samples. Further, Ant-eCsNe exhibited reasonably strong efficacy in preserving maize samples from fungal and AFB(1)contamination during in vivo investigations and did not change the sensory attributes as well. Overall results revealed that Ant-eCsNe holds good potential to be applied as food preservative to reduce fungal and aflatoxin contamination causing deterioration of stored maize.
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