Relationship between volatile components of citrus fruit essential oils and antimicrobial action on Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium italicum
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This study examined the effect of volatile components of citrus fruit essential oils on P. digitatum and P. italicum growth. The hydrodistilled essential oils of orange (Citrus sinensis cvv. "Washington navel", "Sanguinello", "Tarocco", "Moro", "Valencia late", and "Ovale"), bitter (sour) orange (C. aurantium), mandarin (C. deliciosa cv. "Avana"), grapefruit (C. paradisi cvv. "Marsh seedless" and "Red Blush"), citrange (C. sinensis x Poncirus trifoliata cvv. "Carrizo" and "Troyer"), and lemon (C. limon cv. "Femminello", collected in three periods), were characterized by a combination of GC and GC/MS analyses. The antifungal efficacy of the oils was then examined at progressively reduced rates. Findings showed a positive correlation between monoterpenes other than limonene and sesquiterpene content of the oils and the pathogen fungi inhibition. The best results were shown by the citrange oils, whose chemical composition is reported for the first time, and lemon. Furthermore P. digitatum was found to be more sensitive to the inhibitory action of the oils.
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Penicillium digitatum was more sensitive to the inhibitory action of citrus fruit essential oils than P. italicum.
“P. digitatum was found to be more sensitive to the inhibitory action of the oils than P. italicum (Caccioni et al. 1998).”
From Insecticidal, repellent, antimicrobial activity and phytotoxicity of essential oils: With special reference to limonene and its suitability for control of insect pests (2001) · cites this paper as Caccioni et al. 1998
A positive correlation between the monoterpene content of the oils (other than limonene and sesquiterpenes) and fungal inhibition was observed for citrus fruit essential oils against Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum.
“A positive correlation between the monoterpene content of the oils (other than limonene and sesquiterpenes) and fungal inhibition was observed in an experiment testing the effect of volatile components of citrus fruit essential oils on Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum .”
From Insecticidal, repellent, antimicrobial activity and phytotoxicity of essential oils: With special reference to limonene and its suitability for control of insect pests (2001) · cites this paper as Caccioni et al. 1998
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- Authors
- Caccioni, D. R. L., Guizzardi, M., Biondi, D. M., Renda, A., & Ruberto, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Bologna (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Ruberto, Giuseppe
- Venue
- International Journal of Food Microbiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1998-08
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 73-79
- ISSN
- 0168-1605 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2064741001
- Cited by
- 385
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 2.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Food Microbiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Keywords
- volatile compounds, Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium italicum, antifungal activity, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, limonene, citrange, lemon, orange, grapefruit, mandarin, Citrus aurantium, fungal growth inhibition, essential oil composition
- MeSH terms
- Citrus, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Oils, Volatile, Penicillium, Regression Analysis, Terpenes
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