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. 2016 Dec 15;11(12):e0168242. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168242

Table 3. Biological activity of each chemical component consisting 1 mL/L (air space) of Mixture A.

3-methyl-1-butanol* (±)-2-methyl-1-butanol* 4-heptanone** isoamyl acetate*
Growth inhibition*** Viability**** Growth inhibition Viability Growth inhibition Viability Growth inhibition Viability
Aspergillus niger 23.8 + 17.5 + 42.0 + 18.5 +
Alternaria alternata 28.4 + 40.5 + 64.2 + 38.4 +
Botrytis cinerea 45.7 + 39.1 + 79.5 + 39.1 +
Penicillium digitatum 0.0 + 18.7 + 0.0 + 7.3 +

* The concentrations was 0.2 mL/L air space.

** The concentrations was 0.4 mL/L air space.

*** Growth inhibition after 6 days was calculated as percentage inhibition compared with that of a control grown under the same conditions in the absence of the chemical compound.

**** Viability of the tested fungi after 6 days of exposure to the chemical compound