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Antifungal activity of the carrot seed oil and its major sesquiterpene compounds.
Piotr MłynarzPaweł KafarskiEwa M NowakowskaIzabela Jasicka-misiakJacek LipokPiotr Wieczoreksubject
AntifungalAntifungal Agentsmedicine.drug_classcarrot seeds oilSesquiterpeneAlternaria alternataGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyCarotolchemistry.chemical_compoundBotanymedicinePlant OilsCultivarAllelopathybiologyantifungal activityAlternariaCarrot seed oilbiology.organism_classificationDaucus carotaRadial growthchemistrycarotolSeedsdaucolSesquiterpenesdescription
Carrot seed oil is the source of the carotane sesquiterpenes carotol, daucol and β-caryophyllene. These sesquiterpenic allelochemicals were evaluated against Alternaria alternata isolated from the surface of carrot seeds cultivar Perfekcja, a variety widely distributed in horticultural practise in Poland. Alternaria alternata is one of the most popular phytotoxic fungi infesting the carrot plant. The strongest antifungal activity was observed for the main constituent of carrot seed oil, carotol, which inhibited the radial growth of fungi by 65% at the following concentration.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-26 | Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences |