Research Article

Inhibitory Effects of Litsea cubeba Oil and Its Active Components on Aspergillus flavus

Table 1

The sensitivity of Litsea cubeba oil and its active components.

ComponentsConcentration (mg·L−1)
150225300

Litsea cubeba oil16.03 ± 0.71 mm20.10 ± 0.78 mm26.93 ± 0.55 mm
Citral14.83 ± 0.25 mm26.93 ± 0.45 mm30.67 ± 0.42 mm
Citronellal16.17 ± 1.26 mm19.13 ± 0.42 mm28.83 ± 1.04 mm
α-Terpineol12.47 ± 0.50 mm17.00 ± 0.50 mm18.63 ± 0.40 mm
Linalool9.23 ± 0.25 mm15.3 ± 0.36 mm17.07 ± 0.31 mm

Inhibitory zone diameter>20 mm, extreme sensitivity; inhibitory zone diameter 15–20 mm, high sensitivity; inhibitory zone diameter 10–15 mm, moderate sensitivity; inhibitory zone diameter<10 mm, low sensitivity. Capital letters in each column showed significant differences ().