| Title: | Perfume Guns: Potential of Yeast Volatile Organic Compounds in the Biological Control of Mycotoxin-Producing Fungi |
| Author(s): | Oufensou S; Ul Hassan Z; Balmas V; Jaoua S; Migheli Q; |
| Address: | "Department of Agricultural Sciences, Desertification Research Centre (NRD), Universita degli Studi di Sassari, Viale Italia 39, I-07100 Sassari, Italy. Environmental Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2072-6651 (Electronic) 2072-6651 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Pathogenic fungi in the genera Alternaria, Aspergillus, Botrytis, Fusarium, Geotrichum, Gloeosporium, Monilinia, Mucor, Penicillium, and Rhizopus are the most common cause of pre- and postharvest diseases of fruit, vegetable, root and grain commodities. Some species are also able to produce mycotoxins, secondary metabolites having toxic effects on human and non-human animals upon ingestion of contaminated food and feed. Synthetic fungicides still represent the most common tool to control these pathogens. However, long-term application of fungicides has led to unacceptable pollution and may favour the selection of fungicide-resistant mutants. Microbial biocontrol agents may reduce the incidence of toxigenic fungi through a wide array of mechanisms, including competition for the ecological niche, antibiosis, mycoparasitism, and the induction of resistance in the host plant tissues. In recent years, the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has been proposed as a key mechanism of biocontrol. Their bioactivity and the absence of residues make the use of microbial VOCs a sustainable and effective alternative to synthetic fungicides in the management of postharvest pathogens, particularly in airtight environments. In this review, we will focus on the possibility of applying yeast VOCs in the biocontrol of mycotoxigenic fungi affecting stored food and feed" |
| Keywords: | "Animals *Mycotoxins/metabolism Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism *Volatile Organic Compounds/pharmacology/metabolism *Perfume *Fungicides, Industrial/pharmacology *Firearms Fungi/metabolism Alternaria/metabolism antagonistic microorganisms biological co;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineOufensou, Safa Ul Hassan, Zahoor Balmas, Virgilio Jaoua, Samir Migheli, Quirico eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Switzerland 2023/01/21 Toxins (Basel). 2023 Jan 5; 15(1):45. doi: 10.3390/toxins15010045" |
