FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING GROWTH OF FUNGI OCCURRING IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT

摘要

PURPOSE: To provide the antifungus compsn. for food, such as cheese and sausages, and agricultural products which is prepd. by adding acids, such as citric acid, or their salts to polyene antimicrobial agents and antifungus acidic compds. and is extremely intensified in the cooperative effect to fungi. CONSTITUTION: This antifungus compsn. is prepd, by compounding the additional acids or their salts (particularly adequately citric acid, acetic acid, tartrate hydrochloride, etc.) with the polyene antimicrobial agents (particularly natomycin, lucensomycin, amphtoericin B), the antifungus acidic compds. or their salts (particularly benzoic acid, propionic acid, salicylic acid, sorbic acid or their alkali or alkaline earth salts]. The antifungus agents are preferably compounded at a ratio of 0.005 to 2.0% (w/v) the antimicrobial agents, at 0.01 to 10% the antifungus acid compds. and 0.01 to 10% the additional acids.