Phytopathogenic fungal inhibitors from celery seeds.
Extract of celery (Apium graveolens L.) seeds was investigated against phytopathogenic fungi. The light petroleum extract showed promising inhibition activities in the tests against Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfecum. Chromatographic separation of the extract gave 19 fractions, one of which, QCZ-4, possessed significant inhibitory rates of 64.6%, 88.4% and 54.7% at a concentration of 100 ppm against R. solani, F. oxysporium f. sp. vasinfecum and Alternaria alternata, respectively. Major components in the active fraction were identified by GC-MS as p-(2-aminoethyl)phenol (39.7%), 3-(3,4-dimethybenzoyl) propionic acid (32.6%) and p-heptylphenol (26.9%).
School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China.
Tao
T
Liu
Fu-Guang
FG
Liu
Hui-Qin
HQ
Xie
Qing
Q
Mu
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077102:Apium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000187:drug effects; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D012232:Rhizoctonia / Q000187:drug effects; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*
D000935:Antifungal Agents