Antifungal Activity of Decyl Gallate against Several Species of Pathogenic Fungi

Table 1

Molecular structure of gallic acid (G1) and alkyl gallates (G2–G17).

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