FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (9): 41-43.

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Preliminary Study on Inhibition Effects of Lisea cubeba Oil on Aspergillus niger in Food

 TANG  Fu-Xing, LUO  Man, JIANG  Li-Ke   

  • Online:2003-09-15 Published:2011-12-13

Abstract: Aspergillus niger has an important use in food and medicine industry.It has some harmful effects grain and oil andalso secreting toxin to cause skin cancer.The growth of A.niger could be inhibited by Lisea cubeba oil.Our studies aimed atinvestigating effects of this natural essential oil on A.niger in the scope of cytology,to provide the theoretic and experimental basisfor the exploitation of Lisea cubeba oil.

Key words: Aspergillus niger, food, Lisea cubeba oil