Antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit

The aim of this research is to evaluate the inhibitory effect of aloe vera on the mycelia growth of five pathogenic fungi that caused spoilage in papaya fruits. In this experiment, two types of aloe vera extract; fresh aloe vera and food grade were used. Both of the extracts with different concentra...

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Main Authors: Mendy, T. K., Misran, Azizah, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Ismail, S. I.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60324/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60324/1/46-5.pdf
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author Mendy, T. K.
Misran, Azizah
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Ismail, S. I.
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Misran, Azizah
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Ismail, S. I.
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description The aim of this research is to evaluate the inhibitory effect of aloe vera on the mycelia growth of five pathogenic fungi that caused spoilage in papaya fruits. In this experiment, two types of aloe vera extract; fresh aloe vera and food grade were used. Both of the extracts with different concentrations (0, 15 %, 25 %, and 50 % (v/v)) were tested against mycelium growth of five pathogenic fungi of papaya fruits (Fusarium sp., Aspergillus niger, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Rhizopus sp) that were isolated from papaya fruits.At 15 % concentration, fresh aloe vera effectively inhibited all the fungi as compared to food grade aloe vera. Analysis on the composition of the aloe vera demonstrated phenolic, flavonoid content and DPPH radical scavenging activity were found to be concentration dependent, with the fresh aloe exhibiting higher phenolic content, flavonoid and DPPH activity than the food grade aloe vera gel. The finding of present study concluded that both fresh and food grade aloe vera controlled the mycelia growth of major postharvest fungus of papaya fruit in vitro. Fresh aloe vera extract has a significant inhibitory effect on the fungus that caused spoilage in papaya and can be potentially used as edible coating to extend the shelf life of the fruits and vegetables.
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spelling upm-603242018-05-21T03:22:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60324/ Antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit Mendy, T. K. Misran, Azizah Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud Ismail, S. I. The aim of this research is to evaluate the inhibitory effect of aloe vera on the mycelia growth of five pathogenic fungi that caused spoilage in papaya fruits. In this experiment, two types of aloe vera extract; fresh aloe vera and food grade were used. Both of the extracts with different concentrations (0, 15 %, 25 %, and 50 % (v/v)) were tested against mycelium growth of five pathogenic fungi of papaya fruits (Fusarium sp., Aspergillus niger, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Rhizopus sp) that were isolated from papaya fruits.At 15 % concentration, fresh aloe vera effectively inhibited all the fungi as compared to food grade aloe vera. Analysis on the composition of the aloe vera demonstrated phenolic, flavonoid content and DPPH radical scavenging activity were found to be concentration dependent, with the fresh aloe exhibiting higher phenolic content, flavonoid and DPPH activity than the food grade aloe vera gel. The finding of present study concluded that both fresh and food grade aloe vera controlled the mycelia growth of major postharvest fungus of papaya fruit in vitro. Fresh aloe vera extract has a significant inhibitory effect on the fungus that caused spoilage in papaya and can be potentially used as edible coating to extend the shelf life of the fruits and vegetables. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60324/1/46-5.pdf Mendy, T. K. and Misran, Azizah and Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud and Ismail, S. I. (2017) Antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit. In: International Food Research Conference (IFRC 2017), 25-27 July 2017, Complex of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 109-112).
spellingShingle Mendy, T. K.
Misran, Azizah
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Ismail, S. I.
Antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit
title Antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit
title_full Antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit
title_fullStr Antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit
title_full_unstemmed Antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit
title_short Antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit
title_sort antifungal activity of aloe vera gel towards the pathogenic fungus of papaya fruit
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60324/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60324/1/46-5.pdf