Table 2.
Amount of phenolic acid compounds (mg/kg dried plant) in fungal isolates.
| Phenolic acids | Penicillium glabrum | Aspergillus niger | Alternaria tenuissima | Alternaria alternata | Mucor circinelloides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallic acid | 0.15 ± 0.01d | 0.03 ± 0.00c | 0.14 ± 0.02c | 0.00 | 0.02 ± 0.00c |
| Protocatechuic acid | 0.18 ± 0.01d | 0.08 ± 0.01c | 0.16 ± 0.01c | 0.15 ± 0.01d | 0.00 |
| Rosmarinic acid | 4.02 ± 0.16b | 0.00 | 3.23 ± 0.12a | 41.02 ± 1.31a | 0.00 |
| p-Hydroxybenzoic acid | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 ± 0.00 e | 0.00 |
| Vanillic acid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Caffeic acid | 0.15 ± 0.01d | 0.05 ± 0.00c | 0.22 ± 0.03b | 0.32 ± 0.02c | 0.04 |
| p-Coumaric acid | 7.53 ± 0.19a | 0.23 ± 0.02b | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 ± 0.02b |
| Ferulic acid | 0.00 | 0.27 ± 0.01b | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| m-Coumaric acid | 0.43 ± 0.03c | 5.41 ± 0.21a | 0.00 | 0.51 ± 0.05b | 4.37 ± 0.12a |
| Salicylic acid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cinnamic acid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
In a column, values are the means ± SE followed by different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05) by Tukey test (n = 3).