Research Article

In Vitro and In Vivo Antifungal Activity of Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) and Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Essential Oils and Functional Extracts Against Fusarium oxysporum and Aspergillus niger in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Table 2

Chemical composition of pepper (Piper nigrum) essential oil.

Compound(1)KI(2)Molecular weightMolecular formulaComposition (%)

α-Thujene931136.23C10H161.4
α-Pinene939136.23C10H165.7
Sabinene976136.23C10H1616.5
Β-Pinene980136.24C10H1610.7
Myrcene991136.23C10H162.0
Limonene1031136.24C10H1618.8
Β-Phellandrene1053136.23C10H161.8
Linalool1 098154.25C10H18O1.1
Terpinen-4-ol1178154.25C10H18O1.7
Δ-Elemene1339204.35C15H241.9
Germacrene B1560204.35C15H241.4
β-Caryophyllene1625222.37C15H26O15.1

1Main compounds in essential oil.2Kováts indices in reference to n-alkanes (C8-C22).