| Title: | "Inhibition of bacterial and filamentous fungal growth in high moisture, nonsterile corn with intermittent pumping of trans-2-hexenal vapor" |
| Author(s): | De Lucca AJ; Carter-Wientjes CH; Boue SM; Lovisa MP; Bhatnagar D; |
| Address: | "Southern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124, USA. anthony.delucca@ars.usda.gov" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1750-3841 (Electronic) 0022-1147 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Trans-2-hexenal (T2H), a plant-produced aldehyde, was intermittently pumped over a 7 d period into a small, bench top model of stored corn (nonsterile, moisture content about 23%). Naturally occurring bacteria and fungi, including added Aspergillus flavus, grew rapidly on corn not treated with T2H vapor. However, intermittently pumped T2H (30 min per 2 h or 30 min per 12 h) significantly reduced bacterial and fungal viable populations, with nearly 100% fungal viability loss observed after either (1) one day of pumping at the 30 min per 2 h rate or (2) pumping cycles of 30 min per 12 h period over the initial 48 to 72 h of incubation. Data suggest that short-term intermittent fumigation of stored corn with T2H could prevent growth of bacteria and mycotoxigenic fungi such as A. flavus" |
| Keywords: | "Aldehydes/*chemistry Aspergillus flavus/*drug effects/growth & development Bacteria/*drug effects/growth & development Colony Count, Microbial Food Contamination/*prevention & control Food Microbiology Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Volatile Organic;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineDe Lucca, Anthony J Carter-Wientjes, Carol H Boue, Stephen M Lovisa, Mary P Bhatnagar, Deepak eng 2013/07/20 J Food Sci. 2013 Jul; 78(7):M1029-35. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.12151" |
