Table 2.
Antifungal activity and minimum inhibition concentrations (MIC) of essential oils extracted from seeds of J. caryophyllus (EO-JC) and the synthetic fungicide, fluconazole.
| Aspergillus niger (MTCC 282) | Aspergillus flavus(MTCC 9606) | Fusarium oxysporum(MTCC 9913) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EO-JC | Antifungal activity | 50 ± 2.5%a | 89 ± 2.4%b | 56 ± 2.5%c |
| MIC (μg/mL) | 2.9 ± 0.02a | 5.9 ± 0.02b | 2.9 ± 0.0a | |
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| Flu | Antifungal activity | 8.2 ± 2.0%a | 0.0 ± 0.0%b | 31 ± 0.58%c |
| MIC (μg/mL) | 7.1 ± 0.0a | — | 3.1 ± 0.0b | |
Means (±SD, n = 3) followed by different letters in the same row are significantly different (one-way ANOVA; followed by Tukey's multiple range test, p ≤ 0.05). EO-JC: essential oils of J. caryophyllus clove buds; Flu: fluconazole.