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. 2021 Jul 6;7(7):539. doi: 10.3390/jof7070539

Table 2.

A review of direct effects of isothiocyanate containing plant extracts in in vitro models using in-medium or vapor exposure. The concentration of isothiocyanates or glucosinolates were indicated in the manuscripts. Reoccurring genus names in the same cells are abbreviated.

Source Major ITCs Detected Fungal Strains Fungus Functions Activity Ref.
Apium graveolens iPrITC Fusarium oxysporum PP MG [100]
Arabidopsis thaliana 4-MePeITC Lecanicillium lecanii EP CG [101]
Arabidopsis thaliana 3-BuITC,
3-OHPrITC,
4-MeSOBuITC, AITC
Verticillium longisporum PP MG [25]
Armoracia rusticana 3-BuITC, AITC, PEITC Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum HR MG [22]
Armoracia rusticana AITC, PEITC Ascosphaera apis EP MG [102]
Armoracia rusticana AITC, PEITC, sBuITC Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Penicillium citrinum ENV MG [93]
Armoracia rusticana AITC, PEITC Aspergillus fumigatus, A. nidulans, Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae ENV, HR MG [56]
Armoracia rusticana 4-PeITC,
5-MeSOPeITC, 5-MeSPeITC, AITC, PEITC
Aspergillus brasiliensis, Candida albicans ENV, HR MG [84]
Armoracia rusticana 3-BuITC, AITC, PEITC Candida albicans HR MG [62]
Aurinia leucadea 3-BuITC,
4-PeITC,
5-MeSOPeITC, sBuITC
Candida albicans, Penicillium sp, Rhizopus stolonifer ENV, HR MG [103]
Aurinia sinuata 4-PeITC,
5-MeSOPeITC, 5-MeSPeITC
Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Penicillium sp. ENV, HR, PP MG [27]
Brassica campestris 4-PeITC Rhizoctonia solani PP MG [17]
Brassica carinata AITC Botrytis cinerea PP CG, MG [69]
Brassica carinata AITC Fusarium sambucinum PP MG [26]
Brassica juncea 3-BuITC, AITC Rhizoctonia solani PP MG [104]
Brassica juncea 3-BuITC, AITC, sBuITC Rhizoctonia solani PP MG [17]
Brassica juncea AITC Aspergillus parasiticus MT MG [105]
Brassica juncea AITC Fusarium graminearum PP MG [106]
Brassica juncea AITC Verticillium dahliae PP MG [107]
Brassica juncea 3-BuITC,3-MeSOPrITC,4-MeSBuITC,4-MeSOBuITC,5-MeSOPeITC, AITC Sclerotinia sclerotiorum PP MG [108]
Brassica juncea AITC Bipolaris sorokiniana, Fusarium graminearum, Gaeumannomyces graminis, Rhizoctonia solani PP MG [109]
Brassica juncea AITC, BnITC, PEITC Fusarium oxysporum, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Sclerotium cepivorum PP SPG, SCG [110]
Brassica juncea AITC Sclerotium rolfsii PP MG [60]
Brassica juncea AITC Sclerotinia sclerotiorum PP MG [111]
Brassica juncea AITC Sclerotinia sclerotiorum PP SCG [112]
Brassica juncea AITC Colletotrichum coccodes, Fusarium sambucinum, Rhizoctonia solani, Verticillium albo-atrum, V. dahliae PP MG [26]
Brassica juncea AITC Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium poae PP MG [113]
Brassica juncea PEITC Gaeumannomyces graminis PP MG [57]
Brassica juncea and Sinapis alba mixture AITC Hypocrea lixii, Ilyonectria destructans, Mortierella alpina, Rhizoctonia solani PP MG [114]
Brassica napus MeITC Gaeumannomyces graminis PP MG [57]
Brassica napus PEITC Bipolaris sorokiniana, Fusarium graminearum, Gaeumannomyces graminis, Rhizoctonia solani PP MG [109]
Brassica napus AITC, BnITC, PEITC Fusarium oxysporum, Sclerotium cepivorum PP SPG, SCG [110]
Brassica napus and Brassica rapa mixture 3-BuITC, 4-PeITC, 5-MeSPeITC, PEITC Rhizoctonia fragariae PP MG [115]
Brassica nigra AITC Fusarium sambucinum PP MG [26]
Brassica oleracea AITC Rhizoctonia solani PP MG [17]
Brassica oleracea 3-BuITC, AITC Rhizoctonia solani PP MG [104]
Brassica oleracea 2(R)-2OH-3BuITC,4-MeSBuITC,4-MeSOBuITC, AITC Candida albicans HR MG [116]
Bunias orientalis 4-MeSO-3-BuITC,4-OHBnITC, BuITC, iPrITC Alternaria brassicae, Botrytis cinerea PP MG [20]
Cardaria draba 4-MeSBuITC, 4-MeSOBuITC,
4-MeSOOBuITC
Candida albicans, Penicillium sp., Rhizopus stolonifer, ENV, HR MG [19]
Carica papaya BnITC Aspergillus amestelodanii, A. fumigatus, A. niger, Candida albicans, C. lipolytica, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Endomycopsis fibuliger, Gliocladium roseum, Mucor sp., Penicillium chrysogenum, P. cyclopium, P. digitatum, P. expansum, P. lilacinum, P. notatum, P. spinulosum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, S. fragilis ENV, HR, PP MG [30]
Degenia velebitica 4-PeITC Candida albicans HR MG [117]
Diplotaxis harra 3-BuITC, iPrITC Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum, Kluyveromyces lactis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae ENV, PP MG [118]
Eruca sativa 4-MeSBuITC Sclerotinia sclerotiorum PP SCG [112]
Eruca sativa 4-MeSBuITC Malassezia furfur, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes HR MG [24]
Erucaria microcarpa BnITC, BuITC, iPrITC Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum, Kluyveromyces lactis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae ENV, PP MG [118]
Erysimum corinthium 3-MeCOPrITC,
3-MeSOOPrITC, 3-MeSOPrITC, AITC
Candida albicans HR MG [119]
Lepidium latifolium AITC, sBuITC Candida albicans ENV MG [68]
Moringa oleifera 4-α-L-RhaBnITC Aspergillus oryzae, Botrytis allii, Candida pseudotropicalis, C. reukaufii, Coniophora cerebella, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium expansum, Piricularia oryzae, Polystictus versicolor, Saccharomyces carlsbergensis, Zygorrhynchus sp. ENV, HR, PP MG [29]
Raphanus sativus 4-MeS-3-BuITC, 4-MeSO-3-BuITC Candida albicans HR MG [52]
Raphanus sativus 4-MeSO-3-BuITC Sclerotinia sclerotiorum PP SCG [112]
Raphanus sativus 3-MeSO-3-BuITC, 2-OH-4-PeITC Candida albicans HR MG [116]
Salvadora persica BnITC, 3-MeOBnITC, 3-OHBnITC Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans HR MG [83]
Sinapis alba 4-OHBnITC Fusarium graminearum PP MG [106]
Sinapis alba 4-OHBnITC Fusarium graminearum PP CG, MG, PF, SG [120]
Sinapis alba 4-OHBnITC Sclerotinia sclerotiorum PP SCG [112]
Sinapis alba AITC Candida albicans HR MG [116]
Sinapis alba AITC, BnITC, PEITC Fusarium oxysporum, Sclerotium cepivorum PP SPG, SCG [110]
Sisymbrium officinale iPrITC, sBuITC Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Penicillium sp., Saccharomyces cerevisiae, ENV, HR, PP MG [121]
Tropaeolum pentaphyllum BnITC Aspergillus flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, Candida albicans, C. dubliniensis, C. glabrata, C. guilliermondii, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, Cryptococcus neoformans, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Fusarium solani, Microsporum canis, Pseudallescheria boydii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sporothrix schenckii, Trichophyton rubrum HR, ENV MG [23]
Wasabia japonica AITC Beauveria bassiana, Isaria fumosorosea EP CG [64]

Abbreviations: CG—conidia germination; ENV—environmental (decaying fungi, molds, etc.); HR—human related (pathogens, clinical isolates, dermatophytes, etc.); MG—mycelial growth; PF—perithecia formation; PP—plant pathogen; SCG—sclerotia germination; SPG—spore germination. Isothiocyanates: 2(R)-2OH-3BuITC—2(R)-2-hydroxy-3-butenyl isothiocyanate; 3-BuITC—3-butenyl isothiocyanate; 3-MeCOPrITC—3-(methylcarbonyl)propyl isothiocyanate; 3-MeSOPrITC—3-(methylsulfinyl)propyl isothiocyanate; 3-OHPrITC—3-hydroxypropyl isothiocyanate; 4-α-L-RhaBnITC—4-(α-L-rhamnosyloxy)-benzyl isothiocyanate; 4-MePeITC—4-methylpentyl isothiocyanate; 4-MeS-3-BuITC—4-methylthio-3-butenyl isothiocyanate; 4-MeSBuITC—4-(methylthio)butyl isothiocyanate (erucin); 4-MeSO-3-BuITC—4-methylsulfinyl-3-butenyl isothiocyanate (sulforaphene); 4-MeSOBuITC—4-(methylsulfinyl)butyl isothiocyanate (sulforaphane); 4-OHBnITC—4-hydroxybenzyl isothiocyanate; 4-PeITC—4-pentenyl isothiocyanate; 5-MeSOPeITC—5-(methylsulfinyl)pentyl isothiocyanate; 5-MeSPeITC—5-(methylthio)pentyl isothiocyanate (berteroin); AITC—allyl isothiocyanate; BnITC—benzyl isothiocyanate; iPrITC—isopropyl isothiocyanate; MeITC—methyl isothiocyanate; PEITC—phenethyl isothiocyanate; sBuITC—sec-butyl isothiocyanate.