Study of the Effect of Methyl Jasmonate Concentration on Aflatoxin B_𝟏 Biosynthesis by Aspergillus parasiticus in Yeast Extract Sucrose Medium

Table 1

Mycelial growth (mg flask^-1) of A. parasiticus in YES medium.

MeJA addition
	0^(a)	10^-6M^(b)	10^-4M^(c)	10^-2M^(d)
Dry weight of mycelium
Days	mg flask^-1	mg flask^-1	mg flask^-1	mg flask^-1
	(±SD)	(±SD)	(±SD)	(±SD)
0	0	0	0	0
3	282.7 ($\pm 17.7$)	290.8 ($\pm 5.0$)	259.2 ($\pm 5.0$)	NM^e
7	352.5 ($\pm 9.9$)	374.8 ($\pm 5.1$)	359.5 ($\pm 5.8$)	NM
9	314.9 ($\pm 13.5$)	341.8 ($\pm 9.5$)	321.6 ($\pm 14.4$)	NM
12	272.4 ($\pm 4.7$)	296.3 ($\pm 1.8$)	285.4 ($\pm 17.4$)	NM
15	224.6 ($\pm 23.54$)	249.8 ($\pm 5.4$)	233.3 ($\pm 21.5$)	NM

^(a)Without MeJA addition (control); ^(b)addition of 0.0022 mg MeJA flask^-1; ^(c)addition of 0.227 mg MeJA flask^-1; ^(d)addition of 22.67 mg; no visible mycelial growth was observed during the whole period of observation; ^(e)non measurable.