In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity and Fungitoxicity of Syringic Acid, Caffeic Acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic Acid against Ganoderma Boninense

By K. Chong, S. Rossall, M. Atong. 2009

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This paper discusses the in vitro antimicrobial activity and fungitoxicity of syringic acid, caffeic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid which is found in oil palm root. Experiments were observed for fourteen days, repeated at least three times and data were recorded daily. The antimicrobial activities and fungitoxicity of the phenolics against Ganoderma boninense were expressed in inhibition of radial growth of G. boninense on PDA ameliorated with the three different phenolics with a range concentration of 0.5-2.5 mg/ml. Syringic acid was found to be very fungitoxic to G. boninense even at concentration of 0.5 mg/ml, the lowest concentration tested in this experiment. When the concentration is increase to 1.0mg/ml of syringic acid, the pathogen is inhibited. Caffeic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid were having inhibitory effect with the highest concentration tested; 2.5mg/ml strongly inhibited the growth of G. boninense in comparison to the control.

Subfields: Biotechnology, Food Science, Molecular Biology

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• The Antifungal Activity of Gallic Acid and Its Derivatives against Alternaria solani, the Causal Agent of Tomato Early Blight (2020, background): “For instance, syringic acid accumulation was fungitoxic to Ganoderma boninense, the causal agent of basal stem rot of oil palm [59,60], and Didymella applanate, the causal agent of spur blight of red raspberries [64].”