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In vitro efficacy of 75 essential oils against Aspergillus niger
Author(s) -
Pawar V. C.,
Thaker V. S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01241.x
Subject(s) - aspergillus niger , cinnamomum zeylanicum , essential oil , cinnamomum , cassia , syzygium , traditional medicine , cinnamaldehyde , bark (sound) , aroma , cymbopogon citratus , chemistry , eucalyptus globulus , biology , botany , food science , eucalyptus , biochemistry , medicine , ecology , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology , catalysis
Summary Aspergillus niger is an opportunistic human pathogen and a strong air pollutant. A study was conducted with 75 different essential oils for the inhibition of hyphal growth and spore formation in Aspergillus niger . Cinnamomum zeylanicum (bark), Cinnamomum zeylanicum (leaf), Cinnamomum cassia , Syzygium aromaticum and Cymbopogon citratus were the top five essential oils which demonstrated marked inhibitory effect against hyphal growth and spore formation of A. niger . The chemical composition of these five most active essential oils was investigated by gas chromatography–mass spectra (GC–MS). Most of the other essential oils were found challenging to combat A. niger , suggesting their use as strong aroma therapeutic agents.

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