Journal of Food Quality

Research Article

Phytochemical Analysis and Study of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Two Parts of Cupressus arizonica Essential Oils

Table 2

Antibacterial and antifungal activity of essential oil extracted from the leaves and cones of C. arizonica.
Concentration1/1001/2501/5001/10001/20001/30001/5000T
Parts studiedLCaCCaLCaCCaLCaCCaLCaCCaLCaCCaLCaCCaLCaCCa
Bacteria
E. coli−−+−+++++++++++
B. subtilis−−−−−++++++++++
S. aureus−−−−−++++++++++
M. luteus−−−−−++++++++++
Fungal strains
P. placenta−−+−+−+−+++++++
C. puteana−−+−+++++++++++
C. versicolor−−+−+−+−+++++++
G. trabeum−−+−+−+−+++++++
Molds
A. niger+++++++++++++++
P. expansum+++++++++++++++
P. digitatum+++++++++++++++
C: control; −: inhibition; +: growth; LCa: essential oil of leaves of C. arizonica; LCc: essential oil of cone of C. arizonica.