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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
卷 18, 期 1, 页码 297-302出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s40201-020-00467-y
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Aflatoxin; Aspergillus parasiticus; Gene expression; Propolis
Background and purpose Aflatoxins are one of the most important mycotoxins, which have been classified as Group I carcinogenic compounds by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. This investigation aimed to examine the effect of Propolis on inhibition of the Aspergillus parasiticus growth, aflatoxin production and expression of aflatoxin biosynthesis pathway genes. Materials and methods A standard strain of Aspergillus parasiticus (ATCC 15517) was used to perform antifungal susceptibility test, using a microdilution method in accordance with the CLSI M38-A2 guidelines. The aflatoxin concentrations in the control and treated media were determined by HPLC. Also, the quantitative changes in the level of nor-1, ver-1 and omtA genes expression in aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway were analyzed using Real-Time PCR method. Results The results showed that the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of propolis was 100 mu g/ml. The results showed that total levels of aflatoxin decreased from 386.1 ppm to 3.01 ppm at 50 mu g/ml of propolis. In addition, quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that the level of nor-1, ver-1 and omtA genes expression was significantly decreased after treatment with propolis extract. Conclusions The findings reveal that propolis extract, have a significant inhibitory effect on important genes for aflatoxin biosynthesis pathway in aflatoxin production.
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