Antifungal and antimycotoxigenic potency of<i>Solanum torvum</i>Swartz. leaf extract: isolation and identification of compound active against mycotoxigenic strains of<i>Aspergillus flavus</i>and<i>Fusarium verticillioides</i>

Abstract

Control of mycotoxigenic fungi requires compounds that able to inhibit both fungal growth and mycotoxin production. The antimycotoxigenic potential of torvoside K of S. torvum is described in this study for the first time. The results indicate the possible use of S. torvum as source of antifungal agents against postharvest fungal infestation of food commodities and mycotoxin contaminations.