ABSTRACT
Azaron or 1, 2, 4-trimethoxy-5-(1-propenyl) Benzene, isolated form the rhizome extract of Acorus calamus was screened for antifungal activity against three phytopathogenic fungi viz., Macrophomina phaseolina (Maubl) Ash by, Curvularia lunata Wakker Boedijn and Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Kedissler. This compound completely inhibited the growth (100%) of all the tested fungi at 400 μg mL-1.
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Jaripa Begum, H. Sohrab, Md. Yusuf, J.U. Chowdury, M.M. Husain, H.A. Begum and M.N. Anwar, 2004. In vitro Antifungal Activity of Azaron Isolated from the Rhizome Extract
of Acorus calamus L. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 7: 1376-1379.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2004.1376.1379
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2004.1376.1379
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2004.1376.1379
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2004.1376.1379
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