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Antifungal activity of tuberose absolute and some of its constituents
Author(s) -
Nidiry Eugene Sebastian J.,
Babu C. S. Bujji
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1630
Subject(s) - antifungal , absolute (philosophy) , pharmacognosy , traditional medicine , biology , medicine , biological activity , microbiology and biotechnology , in vitro , philosophy , biochemistry , epistemology
The antifungal activity of the absolute of tuberose ( Polianthes tuberosa ) and some of its constituents were evaluated against the mycelial growth of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on potato‐dextrose‐agar medium. Tuberose absolute showed only mild activity at a concentration of 500 mg/L. However, three constituents present in the absolute, namely geraniol, indole and methyl anthranilate exhibited significant activity showing total inhibition of the mycelial growth at this concentration. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.