TABLE 3.

Effects of 1 mM aluminum chloride (AlCl₃) and 1 mM sodium metabisulfite (Na₂S₂O₅) on lipid unsaturation and lipid peroxidation in Fusarium sambucinum and Rhizoctonia solani^a

Pathogen	Salt	% Fatty acids		U/S ratio	P/M ratio	Δ/mol	LPO (nmol/mg [dry wt])b
		Unsaturated	Polyunsaturated
F. sambucinum	Control	56.2*	30.9*	1.28*	1.22*	0.94*	19.7*
	AlCl3	60.9*	36.8*	1.65*	1.52*	1.05*	20.0*
	Na2S2O5	59.9*	34.1*	1.50*	1.34*	1.00*	19.3*
R. solani	Control	60.4*	41.7*	1.54*	2.31*	1.14*	15.9*
	AlCl3	56.9*	36.8†	1.33*	1.83*†	1.02†	31.2†
	Na2S2O5	40.3†	18.3‡	0.68†	0.86†	0.70‡	49.6‡

^aFor each fungus, values within a column followed by the same symbol are not significantly different, according to Fisher's protected LSD test, at a P value of 0.05.

^bLipid peroxidation (LPO) measured as MDA concentration.