TABLE 1B.
Antifungal activity of pure commercial compounds on Aspergillus spp.
| Plant/compounds | Antifungal activity | Concentration of active compound(s) (mg L–1 or ml L–1) | References |
| Isothiocyanate | Up to 100% of inhibition of A. parasiticus growth and aflatoxin production | 0.01 | Nazareth et al. (2016) |
| Isothiocyanate | Corn kernels | ≥0.00005 | Tracz et al. (2017) |
| Allyl isothiocyanate | Inhibition of A. flavus growth and aflatoxin production in corn, barley, and wheat in simulated silo system | 0.0005 | Quiles et al. (2015) |
| Allyl isothiocyanate | Inhibition of Aspergillus parasiticus growth and aflatoxin production in Brazil nuts | 0.0000025 | Lopes et al. (2018) |
| Curcumin | Up to 96.0% inhibition of AFB1 production using 0.5% (w/w) of extract | n.p. | Ferreira et al. (2013) |
| Cinnamaldehyde | Inhibition of radial growth, spore, and aflatoxin production of A. flavus | 104 | Sun et al. (2016) |
| Camphene | Mycelial growth inhibition of F. oxysporum, A niger, P. digitatum; inhibition of pectin methyl esterase, cellulase, and polyphenol oxidase enzymes | From 121.5 to 314.2 | Marei et al. (2012) |
| (R)-Camphor | From 157.1 to 367.0 | ||
| (R)-Carvone | From 432.5 to 120.0 | ||
| 1,8-Cineole | From 36.4 to 148.4 | ||
| Cuminaldehyde | From 79.5 to 363.5 | ||
| (S)-Fenchone | From 193.8 to 330.6 | ||
| Geraniol | From 73.9 to 357.0 | ||
| Carbendazim | From 13.6 to 37.38 | ||
| (R)-Linalool | From 266.6 to 73.7 | ||
| (1R,2S,5R)-Menthol | From 121.9 to 394.4 | ||
| Myrcene | From 95.5 to 336.9 | ||
| Thymol | From 20.1 to 50.4 | ||
| (S)-Limonene | From 26.8 to 153.2 |
n.p., not provided.