p-Cymene and its derivatives exhibit antiaflatoxigenic activities against Aspergillus flavus through multiple modes of action
- Authors
- Tian, Fei; Woo, So Young; Lee, Sang Yoo; Chun, Hyang Sook
- Issue Date
- Oct-2018
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Antiaflatoxigenic; Antifungal; Carvacrol; 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-benzene; Gene expression; Membrane; Sporulation; Thymol
- Citation
- APPLIED BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, v.61, no.5, pp 489 - 497
- Pages
- 9
- Journal Title
- APPLIED BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
- Volume
- 61
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 489
- End Page
- 497
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/18677
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13765-018-0382-4
- ISSN
- 2468-0834
2468-0842
- Abstract
- Three monoterpenes, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-benzene, and its derivatives, carvacrol and thymol, were tested for their antifungal and antiaflatoxigenic activities against Aspergillus flavus, and their potential in vitro mechanisms were evaluated. The monoterpenes significantly inhibited mycelial growth, spore production, and aflatoxin production in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, their antifungal effects were related to the suppression of fungal development regulatory genes (brlA, abaA, and wetA) and inhibition of ergosterol synthesis. Additionally, the down-regulation of the relative expression of genes related to aflatoxin biosynthesis (aflD, aflK, aflQ, and aflR) revealed an antiaflatoxigenic mechanism of the monoterpenes. These observations suggest that the three monoterpenes exhibit antiaflatoxigenic activities through multiple modes of action and may be useful for controlling aflatoxin contamination in food.
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