Enhanced Antifungal Effect of Chitosan/Pepper Tree (Schinus molle) Essential Oil Bionanocomposites on the Viability of Aspergillus parasiticus Spores

Table 1

Antifungal activity of chitosan-based nanoparticles.

Chitosan properties	Synthesis method	Microorganism	Antimicrobial activity	Reference
Low Mw (70 kDa), 75–85% DD	Ionic gelation	Candida albicans; Aspergillus niger; Fusarium solani	Linear relation between chitosan molecular weight and particle size	[27]
High Mw (310 kDa), 85% DD			MIC90 value to inhibit C. albicans diminishes when the chitosan concentration increases
Low Mw, cinnamic acid, Mentha piperita	Precipitation	Aspergillus flavus	The quality of tomato fruit is preserved for 30 days	[14]
High Mw (684 kDa), 85% DD; Zataria multiflora essential oil	Ionic gelation	Botrytis cinerea	The chitosan/Zataria multiflora essential oil nanoparticles showed an increased antifungal activity	[28]
Low Mw (160 kDa), 85% DD; Kappa carrageenan, Pimenta dioica essential oil	Oil-in-water emulsion	Bacillus subtilis; B. cereus; Aspergillus niger; and others	The growth was inhibited until 70% with 50 g/mL of nanoparticles	[29]