International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : (1) Last page : (9)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5899
Antimycotic Activity of Essential Oil of Rosemarinus officinalis on Asexual Reproductive Stages of Foodstuff Fungi
Mujeeb ur Rahman1*, Shereen Gul2, Mohammad Arsalan3, Mohammad Ajmal1, Adeela Anwar1
1PCSIR Laboratories, Quetta, Pakistan
2Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
3Agha Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
*Corresponding Author E-mail: mujeeb.butt@hotmail.com
Received: 15.09.2017 | Revised: 20.10.2017 | Accepted: 23.10.2017
ABSTRACT
Essential oil of Rosemarinus officinalis was obtained by hydro distillation. The essential oil inhibited all three asexual reproductive stages of A. niger, A. flavus and A. awamori. Antifungal drug myconazole was used for comparison with the essential oil. The efficacy of essential oil varies with the Aspergillus sp. and asexual reproductive stage. At spore germination and sporulation A. awamori and mycelium growth A. flavus was found to be most sensitive against essential oil. Spore lysis was detected for all the species. Irreversible spore germination and sporulation inhibition was also observed. The effectiveness of higher concentration of essential oil was comparable with myconazole. Rosemary oil for its observed antifungal activities can be used as antimycotic additive to food stuff.
Key words: Essential oil, Rosemarinus officinalis, Antimycotic, Aspergillus sp., Asexual reproduction, Spore lysis.
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Cite this article: Rahman, M. Ur., Gul, S., Arsalan, M., Ajmal, M. and Adeela, A., Antimycotic Activity of Essential Oil of Rosemarinus officinalis on Asexual Reproductive Stages of Foodstuff Fungi, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(5): 1-9 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5899
