ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AND KINETICS OF INHIBITION BY ESSENTIAL OIL ISOLATED FROM LEAVES OF AEGLE MARMELOS

Authors
RANA BK SINGH UP TANEJA V
Citation
Bk. Rana et al., ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AND KINETICS OF INHIBITION BY ESSENTIAL OIL ISOLATED FROM LEAVES OF AEGLE MARMELOS, Journal of ethnopharmacology, 57(1), 1997, pp. 29-34
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy","Plant Sciences
Journal title
Journal of ethnopharmacology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03788741
Volume
57
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
29 - 34
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-8741(1997)57:1<29:AAAKOI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The antifungal activity of essential oil isolated from the leaves of b ael (Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa ex Roxb., Rutaceae) has been evaluated using spore germination assay. The oil exhibited variable efficacy ag ainst different fungal isolates and 100% inhibition of spore germinati on of all the fungi tested was observed at 500 ppm. However, the most resistant fungus, Fusarium udum was inhibited 80% at 400 ppm. Kinetic studies showed concentration as well as time dependent complex inhibit ion of spore germination by the essential oil. (C) 1997 Elsevier Scien ce Ireland Ltd.