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Table 4 Minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of essential oils on fungal strains

From: Effective antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer activities of essential oils of horticultural aromatic crops in northern Egypt

Essential oil

MFC (mg/mL)

A. flavus

A. ochraceus

A. niger

P. funiculosum

P. ochrochloron

Candida albicans

Artemisia judaica

0.77 ± 0.03

0.63 ± 0.03

0.85 ± 0.03

> 4

0.95 ± 0.05

1.86 ± 0.09

Artemisia monosperma

0.46 ± 0.01

0.61 ± 0.02

0.87 ± 0.05

1.81 ± 0.10

0.61 ± 0.03

1.63 ± 0.13

Callistemon viminalis

0.63 ± 0.05

0.95 ± 0.05

1.13 ± 0.08

> 2

0.95 ± 0.03

1.1 ± 0.05

Citrus aurantifolia

0.39 ± 0.03

0.41 ± 0.02

0.56 ± 0.02

> 2

0.83 ± 0.03

0.71 ± 0.03

Citrus limon

0.74 ± 0.05

0.76 ± 0.04

1.43 ± 0.07

> 4

1.41 ± 0.08

0.91 ± 0.05

Citrus paradisi

0.76 ± 0.03

> 2

> 2

3.91 ± 0.17

0.93 ± 0.05

1.59 ± 0.07

Cupressus macrocarpa

0.37 ± 0.03

0.48 ± 0.03

0.49 ± 0.03

0.73 ± 0.03

0.68 ± 0.03

1.53 ± 0.15

Origanum vulgare

0.35 ± 0.01

0.47 ± 0.03

0.47 ± 0.03

0.61 ± 0.01

0.71 ± 0.02

0.63 ± 0.03

Pelargonium graveolens

0.47 ± 0.01

1.21 ± 0.09

0.83 ± 0.01

1.19 ± 0.08

0.49 ± 0.03

1.92 ± 0.10

Rosmarinus officinalis

0.33 ± 0.01

0.59 ± 0.03

0.38 ± 0.03

0.57 ± 0.03

0.47 ± 0.03

0.49 ± 0.05

Schinus molle

0.67 ± 0.07

0.67 ± 0.07

1.38 ± 0.09

1.12 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.05

2.3 ± 0.11

Thuja occidentalis

0.63 ± 0.03

0.96 ± 0.12

1.75 ± 0.11

1.11 ± 0.09

0.52 ± 0.02

2.51 ± 0.11

Fuconazole

0.20 ± 0.03

0.32 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.01

0.24 ± 0.01

0.31 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.01

Ketoconazole

0.39 ± 0.03

0.40 ± 0.01

0.19 ± 0.01

3.75 ± 0.07

0.40 ± 0.03

0.41 ± 0.03