Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites, toxic to humans, animals and plants. Among
the hundreds of known mycotoxins, aflatoxins, citrinin, patulin, penicillic acid, tenuazonic …

One of the most significant challenges associated with postharvest apple deterioration is the
blue mold caused by Penicillium expansum, which leads to considerable economic losses …

A very large number of filamentous fungi has been reported to produce the small lactone
mycotoxins patulin, penicillic acid and moniliformin. Among the 167 reported fungal …

The plant pathogenic fungus Penicillium expansum is a major concern of the global food
industry due to its wide occurrence and ability to produce various mycotoxins, of which the …

Background Penicillium griseofulvum is associated in stored apples with blue mould, the
most important postharvest disease of pome fruit. This pathogen can simultaneously …

Aims: Apples and apple products are the most notably commodities contaminated with
patulin (PAT), which cause detrimental effects on human health and economic problems …

The Brassicaceae genus consists of many economically important mustards of value for food
and medicinal purposes, namely Asian mustard (Brassica juncea), ball mustard (Neslia …

Betel leaf grows on a perennial vine (Piper betle L.). It is consumed in fresh and raw state for
digestive, refreshing, stimulating, aphrodisiac, etc. effects by about two billion people. These …

The current study aimed at characterizing the chemical components of betel leaf (Piper betle
L. var. Tamluk Mitha) essential oil (BLEO) and modelling its effect on growth of Penicillium …

The ability of three Penicillium expansum isolates to produce patulin was first evaluated in
YES medium after incubation at 25° C to select a high patulin producer. Then, a spore …