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Mycoflora of post-harvest maize and wheat grains and the implication of their contamination by molds

โœ Scribed by Adisa, A.


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
415 KB
Volume
38
Category
Article
ISSN
0027-769X

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โœฆ Synopsis


Thirteen fungi including toxigenic Aspergillus nidulans and A . cluvutus were isolated from the grains. The isolated fungi grew well at 25-30 "C. A . clavutus and A . nidulans were grown in liquid maize yeast extract medium and wheat yeast extract medium. Both fungi produced amylases on the two media and on the basal medium at 30 "C. During incubation more total reducing sugars were detected in maize grains than in wheat while non-reducing sugars were detected than reducing sugars in both grains. A . cluvutus showed highest amylase activities a t 25 -30 "C and at a pH 7-8 while 30 "C and pH 6.0 were the optimum conditions for highest amylase activities of A . nidulans. During incubation with both fungi a decrease in the protein and carbohydrate contents of both grains was recorded while more fat was accumulated in the grains.

Zusammenfassung

Pilzflora von Mais-und Weizenkornern nach der Ernte und Auswirkungen der Kontamination mit Pilzen Aus den Kornern werden 13 Pilze einschliel3lich der toxigenen Arten Aspergillus nidulans und A . clavatus isoliert. Sie zeigen bei 25-30 "C gutes Wachstum. A . clavatus und A . nidulans werden im fliissigen Mais-Hefeextrakt-und Weizen-Hefeextrakt-Medium gezuchtet. Beide Pilze bilden auf beiden Medien und auf dem Basalmedium bei 30ยฐC Amylasen. Wahrend der Bebriitung werden in Maiskornern mehr reduzierende Zucker als in Weizenkornern ermittelt, wogegen in beiden Kornerarten mehr nichtreduzierende als reduzierende Zucker freigesetzt werden. A . clavatus weist die hochsten Amylaseaktivitaten bei 25 -30 "C und pH 7 -8 auf, wahrend fur A.nidulans hierfiir optimale Bedingungen bei 30 "C und pH 6,O vorliegen. Wahrend der Bebriitung mit beiden Pilzen erfolgt eine Abnahme im Protein-und Kohlenhydratgehalt, dagegen wird Fett in den Kornern angereichert.


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