Research Article
Antifungal Activity of Decyl Gallate against Several Species of Pathogenic Fungi
Table 1
Molecular structure of gallic acid (G1) and alkyl gallates (G2–G17).
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R | G1 | Gallic acid | H | G2 | Methyl gallate | CH3 | G3 | Ethyl gallate | CH2CH3 | G4 | Propyl gallate | (CH2)2CH3 | G5 | Isopropyl gallate | CH(CH3)2 | G6 | Butyl gallate | (CH2)3CH3 | G7 | Pentyl gallate | (CH2)4CH3 | G9 | Isobutyl gallate | CH2CH(CH3)2 | G10 | Hexyl gallate | (CH2)5CH3 | G11 | Heptyl gallate | (CH2)6CH3 | G12 | Octyl gallate | (CH2)7CH3 | G14 | Decyl gallate | (CH2)9CH3 | G15 | Undecyl gallate | (CH2)10CH3 | G16 | Dodecyl gallate | (CH2)11CH3 | G17 | Tetradecyl gallate | (CH2)13CH3 |
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