Investigation on mechanism of antifungal activity of citral against Cladosporium sphaerospermum Penz.

Authors

  • Camilla Pinheiro de Menezes
  • Ana Luiza Alves de Lima Perez
  • Janiere Pereira de Sousa
  • Julio Abrantes Pereira
  • Lílian de Souza Pinheiro
  • Maria Alice Araújo de Medeiros
  • Millena de Souza Alves Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Abrahão Alves de Oliveira Filho
  • Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesbio.44.05
Keywords: Citral; antifungal activity; Cladosporium; C. sphaerospermu.

Abstract

El objetivo de este estudio fue investigar la actividad antifúngica del citral contra Cladosporium sphaerospermum, mediante la determinación de la concentración mínima inhibitoria (CMI) y la concentración mínima de fungicida (CMF), los efectos sobre el crecimiento micelial y la germinación de conidios, y también investigar la posible acción de citral en paredes celulares y membranas celulares. La CMI del citral varió de 128 a 256 µg/mL y la CMF varió de 256 a 1024 µg/mL. La CMI50 y CMF50 fueron, respectivamente, 128 µg/mL y 256 µg/mL. El citral inhibió el desarrollo micelial y la germinación de conidios y mostró interacción con ergosterol. Estos datos indican que el citral tiene una fuerte actividad antifúngica, que puede estar relacionada con su interacción con el ergosterol.

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Pinheiro de Menezes, C. ., Alves de Lima Perez, A. L. ., Pereira de Sousa, J., Abrantes Pereira, J., de Souza Pinheiro, L., Araújo de Medeiros, M. A., … de Oliveira Lima, E. (2022). Investigation on mechanism of antifungal activity of citral against Cladosporium sphaerospermum Penz . Anales de Biología, (44), 43–53. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesbio.44.05
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