Research Article

Piper Essential Oils Inhibit Rhizopus oryzae Growth, Biofilm Formation, and Rhizopuspepsin Activity

Table 3

MIC values (μg/ml) of Piper essential oils and amphotericin B against R. oryzae.

Essential oilMICMFC

Piper aduncum>1250ND
Piper hispidinervum1250ND
Piper callosum>1250ND
Piper marginatum156.25>1250
Piper hispidum312.5>1250
Piper tuberculatum625>1250
Piper sp.78.12>156.5
Amphotericin B0.981.95
Posaconazole1.561.56

MIC: minimal inhibition concentration; MFC: minimal fungicide concentration; ND: not determined.