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Antifungal activity of essential oils and their combinations in in vitro and in vivo conditions.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2013.814235
 
Title Antifungal activity of essential oils and their combinations in in vitro
and in vivo conditions.
 
Creator Tejeswini, M. G.
Sowmya, H. V.
Swarnalatha, S. P.
Negi, P. S.
 
Subject 03 Essential oils
 
Description Natural additives are in demand for the control of microbial growth in foods. Several
natural compounds including essential oils (EOs) are being explored for food uses.
In the present investigation, the antifungal activity of cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, peppermint
and clove EOs and their combinations was evaluated against 12 species of
Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium and Rhizopus in in vitro and tomato fruit system
(in-vivo). The EOs were able to inhibit complete growth of tested fungi at or below
0.6% level and 80 μL of EOs (except peppermint oil) in in vitro condition and
tomato system, respectively. The fractional inhibitory studies showed either additive
or indifferent effect by combining eugenol and peppermint, and indifferent or antagonist
effect by combining the cinnamaldehyde and clove in both in vitro and in vivo
studies. The findings may be useful for application of these EOs in foods, but their
effects on organoleptic quality of foods need to be investigated.
 
Publisher Taylor & Francis
 
Date 2014
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/11461/1/Arch%20of%20Phytopath%20%26%20Plant%20protec_2014_47_5_564.pdf
Tejeswini, M. G. and Sowmya, H. V. and Swarnalatha, S. P. and Negi, P. S. (2014) Antifungal activity of essential oils and their combinations in in vitro and in vivo conditions. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 47 (5). pp. 564-570.