African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Composition and screening of antifungal activity against Cladosporium sphaerospermum and Cladosporium cladosporioides of essential oils of leaves and fruits of Piper species

Andreia de A. Morandim1*, Aline R. Pin1, Natalia A. S. Pietro1, Alberto C. Alecio5, Massuo J. Kato3, Claudia M. Young4, José E. de Oliveira2 and Maysa Furlan2
1Departamento de Engenharia Química, Centro Universitário da FEI, Av. Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, 3972, 09850-901, São Bernardo do Campo-SP, Brazil. 2Instituto de Química, Universidade Estadual Paulista, CP 355, 14800-900, Araraquara-SP, Brazil. 3Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 26077, 05599-970, São Paulo-SP, Brazil. 4Instituto de Botânica, Instituto de Botânica, CP 4005, 10051, São Paulo-SP, Brazil. 5Universidade Paulista, Av. Alberto Benassi, 200, 14804-300, Araraquara-SP, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 12 May 2010
  •  Published: 13 September 2010

Abstract

This study investigated the composition and antifungal activity againstCladosporium sphaero-spermum and Cladosporium cladosporioides of essential oils of leaves of Piper cernuum, Piper diospyrifolium, Piper crassinervium, Piper solmsianum and Piper umbelata and fruits of P. cernuum and P. diospyrifolium.The essentials oils were analyzed by GC-MS and submitted of the antifungal activity tests. The essential oils of fruits from P. cernuum and leaves of P. crassinerviumand P. solmsianum showed potential antifungal activity against C. sphaerospermum and C. cladosporioides. In addition, this is the first report of the composition of essential oils of fruits of P. cernuum and P. diospyrifolium.

 

Key words: Piperaceae, Piper; essential oil composition, antifungal activity, GC-MS.

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