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. 2022 Nov 4;11(21):3517. doi: 10.3390/foods11213517

Table 4.

In vitro inhibitory effects (in %) of essential oils (500 µL/L of air) at 25 ± 1 °C after 14 days of cultivation and at 5 ± 1 °C after 35 days of cultivation on the mycotoxin production by Penicillium commune strains (PDs divided into three sectors in two independent repetition were used (n = 6)).

Essential Oils Tested Temp./Cult. Days Penicillium commune
(KMi–183) *
Penicillium commune
(KMi–402)
Production of
CPA (%)
Inhibition of
CPA (%)
Production of
CPA (%)
Inhibition of
CPA (%)
Eucalyptus 5 ± 1 °C/35 d 0 100 NA NA
25 ± 1 °C/14 d 0 100 0 100
Niaouli 5 ± 1 °C/35 d NA NA NA NA
25 ± 1 °C/14 d 0 100 0 100
Fennel 5 ± 1 °C/35 d NA NA NA NA
25 ± 1 °C/14 d 66.67 33.33 50.00 50.00
Anise 5 ± 1 °C/35 d NA NA NA NA
25 ± 1 °C/14 d 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00
Basil 5 ± 1 °C/35 d NA NA NA NA
25 ± 1 °C/14 d 0 100 0 100
Rosemary 5 ± 1 °C/35 d 16.67 83.33 NA NA
25 ± 1 °C/14 d 33.33 66.67 33.33 66.67
Sage 5 ± 1 °C/35 d NA NA NA NA
25 ± 1 °C/14 d 0 100 0 100
Bergamot mint 5 ± 1 °C/35 d 33.33 66.67 16.67 83.33
25 ± 1 °C/14 d 16.67 83.33 0 100
Control 5 ± 1 °C/35 d 100 0 100 0
25 ± 1 °C/14 d 100 0 100 0

*—strain ID, Temp.—Temperature, Cult.—cultivation, CPA—cyclopiazonic acid, NA—not analyzed. d—day.