Research Article

Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil and Extracts of Zanthoxylum alatum Grown in North-Western Himalaya

Table 6

Antifungal activity of compounds isolated from Zanthoxylum alatum essential oil against Alternaria alternata and Curvularia lunata.

ComponentMinimum inhibitory amount [μg]a
Alternaria alternata Curvularia lunata

Za1, β-fenchol25.3 ± 0.2810.0 ± 0.09
Za2, Linalool29.4 ± 0.3741.5 ± 0.31

Values are given as mean ± SD ( ). aMinimum inhibitory amount (MIA) of active constituents required for the inhibition of fungal growth on TLC plate in bioautography assay.