Table 1.

Effect of fatty acids in fungal development and mycotoxin production.

Fatty Acid	Concentration	Fungal Species	Fungal Growth	Mycotoxin Production	Ref.
lauric acid	50.00 mM	Aspergillus parasiticus	+	− AF	[23]
myristic acid			+	+ AF
palmitic acid			−	− AF
oleic acid			+	− AF
linoleic acid			−	+ AF
lauric acid	2.50 mM	Aspergillus niger	−	u	[24]
capric acid	0.60 mM	Aspergillus fumigatus	−	u	[25]
		Aspergillus nidulans	−	u
	0.30 mM	Penicillium commune	−	u
	0.15 mM	Penicillium roqueforti	−	u
lauric acid	0.20 mM	Aspergillus niger	−	u	[26]
myristic acid	0.09 mM	Penicillium glabrum	−	u
	0.13 mM	Aspergillus niger	+	u
	0.13 mM	Penicillium italicum	−	u
myristoleic acid	0.09 mM	Aspergillus niger	−	u
	0.13 mM	Penicillium italicum	−	u
palmitic acid	12.00 mM	Botrytis cinerea	−	u	[27]
stearic acid	0.10 mM	Aspergillus flavus	u	+ AF	[28]
linolenic acid	1.25 mM		u	− AF

u: unknown; +: stimulate; −: inhibit; AF; aflatoxin.