Inhibitory Effect of Litsea cubeba Essential Oil on Aspergillus flavus Growth and Aflatoxin Production

Litsea cubeba essential oil is a pure natural plant essential oil. In this paper, the inhibitory effect of Litsea cubeba essential oil on the growth, metabolism and toxin production of Aspergillus flavus was investigated. In this study, peanuts were placed in a natural environment to infect bacteria, and the target bacteria were isolated and purified. Morphology and ITS sequence methods were used to classify and identify the strains. The inhibition ability of essential oil on Aspergillus flavus was discussed by the determination of inhibition zone, inhibition rate and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The effects of essential oil on the germination rate, growth curve and aflatoxin B1 production of Aspergillus flavus, as well as the effects of cell membrane permeability and cellular enzyme activity, were tested. The results showed that strain HB2 was isolated and screened from spoilage peanuts and was identified as Aspergillus flavus by the ITS sequence method. The results of aflatoxin determination show