Plants are unique sources of useful metabolites. Plant essential oils display a wide range of antimicrobial effects against various pathogens. Here, we studied the essential oil from the seeds of Carum copticum. We monitored aflatoxin by high-performance liquid chromatography. Results show that Carum copticum essential oil inhibits Asergillus parasiticus growth and prevents aflatoxin production. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) is 127.5 μg mL-1 for aflatoxin B1 and 23.22 μg mL-1 for aflatoxin G1. Our findings show that Carum copticum essential oil is a potential candidate for the protection of foodstuff and feeds from toxigenic fungus growth and their subsequent aflatoxin contamination.

中文翻译：

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Carum copticum 精油的抗黄曲霉毒素活性。

植物是有用代谢物的独特来源。植物精油对各种病原体显示出广泛的抗菌作用。在这里，我们研究了来自 Carum copticum 种子的精油。我们通过高效液相色谱法监测黄曲霉毒素。结果表明，香芹精油可抑制寄生曲霉的生长并防止黄曲霉毒素的产生。黄曲霉毒素 B1 的半数最大抑制浓度 (IC50) 为 127.5 μg mL-1，黄曲霉毒素 G1 的半数抑制浓度为 23.22 μg mL-1。我们的研究结果表明，香芹精油是保护食品和饲料免受产毒真菌生长及其随后的黄曲霉毒素污染的潜在候选者。