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Mechanism of Inhibiting the Growth and Aflatoxin B1 Biosynthesis of Aspergillus flavus by Phenyllactic Acid.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Zhao, Chi Penttinen, Petri Zhang, Lingzi Dong, Ling Zhang, Fengju Li, Zhihua Zhang, Xiaoping |
| Copyright Year | 2023 |
| Abstract | Phenyllactic acid (PLA), a promising food preservative, is safe and effective against a broad spectrum of food-borne pathogens. However, its mechanisms against toxigenic fungi are still poorly understood. In this study, we applied physicochemical, morphological, metabolomics, and transcriptomics analyses to investigate the activity and mechanism of PLA inhibition of a typical food-contaminating mold, Aspergillus flavus. The results showed that PLA effectively inhibited the growth of A. flavus spores and reduced aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) production by downregulating key genes associated with AFB1 biosynthesis. Propidium iodide staining and transmission electron microscopy analysis demonstrated a dose-dependent disruption of the integrity and morphology of the A. flavus spore cell membrane by PLA. Multi-omics analyses showed that subinhibitory concentrations of PLA induced significant changes in A. flavus spores at the transcriptional and metabolic levels, as 980 genes and 30 metabolites were differentially expressed. Moreover, KEGG pathway enrichment analysis indicated PLA-induced cell membrane damage, energy-metabolism disruption, and central-dogma abnormality in A. flavus spores. The results provided new insights into the anti-A. flavus and -AFB1 mechanisms of PLA. |
| Journal | Toxins (Basel) |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC10304077 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| PubMed reference number | 37368671 |
| e-ISSN | 20726651 |
| DOI | 10.3390/toxins15060370 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2023-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). © 2023 by the authors. |
| Subject Keyword | phenyllactic acid Aspergillus flavus aflatoxin B1 transcriptome metabolome |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Toxicology |