Antifungal efficacy of some natural phenolic compounds against significant pathogenic and toxinogenic filamentous fungi

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1051-1056

  Zabka, Martin ^a   Pavela, Roman ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antifungal efficacy; Botanical fungicides; Essential oils; Molecular structure; Pathogenic fungi; Phenols

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OILS; FOOD STORAGE; FUNGICIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOLS;

ANTIFUNGAL EFFICACY; CRITICAL PROBLEMS; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PATHOGENIC FUNGI; PHENOLIC COMPONENTS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

FUNGI;

2 ETHYLPHENOL; 4 ETHYLGUAIACOL; 4 ETHYLPHENOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CAFFEIC ACID; CARVACROL; COUMARIC ACID; CREOSOL; EUGENOL; FERULIC ACID; GALLIC ACID; GUAIACOL; ISOEUGENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHLOROGLUCINOL; SALICYLALDEHYDE; SALICYLIC ACID; SINAPIC ACID; SYRINGIC ACID; SYRINGOL; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLIC ACID; VANILLIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD SAFETY; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; INHIBITOR; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOL; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PENICILLIUM BREVICOMPACTUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM;

ANTIFUNGAL EFFICACY; BOTANICAL FUNGICIDES; ESSENTIAL OILS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PATHOGENIC FUNGI; PHENOLS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PENICILLIUM; PHENOLS;

EID: 84885834812     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.05.076     Document Type: Article

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