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The ethyl acetate extract of basil consisted of methyl cinnamate as the most abundant component, while butylated hydroxytoluene was the major component in the methanol extract. Pyrogallol and chlorogenic acid were major phenolic compounds in the ethyl acetate and methanol extracts, respectively. The ethyl acetate and methanol extracts can result in an effective suppression of mycelial growth, spore germination and germ tube elongation of Bipolaris. Scanning electron microscopic observations revealed that the organic extracts cause considerable morphological changes of the fungal hyphae.
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The organic extracts of basil are potential and promising natural tools for controlling Bipolaris and Cochliobolus species, economically important plant and human fungal pathogens.
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The article leads to more attention about the discover new antifungal compounds that are naturally produced by plants and microorganisms that suppress growth of fungi and which are produced and biodegraded in natural ecosystems.
Elsherbiny A. Elsherbiny
Mansoura University
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This page is a summary of: Fungitoxicity of organic extracts of Ocimum basilicum
on growth and morphogenesis of Bipolaris
species (teleomorph Cochliobolus
), Journal of Applied Microbiology, August 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jam.13543.
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