Antifungal activities of essential oil from Angelica sinensis leaf against postharvest pathogenic fungi of fruit and vegetables

  • QIAO Caihong ,
  • LI Binshan ,
  • ZHANG Zhong ,
  • BI Yang ,
  • LI Zihe ,
  • ZHU Yatong ,
  • WU Shujuan
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  • (College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070,China)

Received date: 2021-10-12

  Revised date: 2021-11-01

  Online published: 2022-06-23

Abstract

Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels is authentic medicinal material of Gansu province. To provide theoretical basis for a comprehensive resource utilization of A. sinensis wastes, the extraction ratio, main chemical component and antifungal activity of the A. sinensis leaf essential oil were studied. Double broth dilution was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of the essential oil against four postharvest pathogens (Penicillium expansum, Alternaria alternata, Fusarium sulphureum and Trichothecium roseum). Fumigation method was used to determine antifungal activity against the four fungi in vitro and against T. roseum on cherry tomatoes, in vivo. The results showed that the yield of A. sinensis leaf essential oil was 0.057%. Totally 51 components were identified in the essential oil, among them 2, 4, 5-trimethylbenzaldehyde (22.7%) and α-pinene (11.1%) were the most abundant compounds. The MIC and MFC of the essential oil on F. sulphureum, A. alternata and P. expansum was 2.34 μL/mL and 9.37 μL/mL, respectively. The MIC and MFC of T. roseum were 1.17 and 9.37 μL/mL, respectively. The inhibition order of the essential oil on the mycelial growth of the four fungi was T. roseum, F. sulphureum, A. alternata and P. expansum from the highest to the lowest. The essential oil could inhibit the expansion of the pink-mold rot on cherry tomatoes effectively. On the 7th day, the diameter of disease lesions of the 60 and 90 μL/mL groups decreased by 51% and 69% compared with that of control group, respectively.

Cite this article

QIAO Caihong , LI Binshan , ZHANG Zhong , BI Yang , LI Zihe , ZHU Yatong , WU Shujuan . Antifungal activities of essential oil from Angelica sinensis leaf against postharvest pathogenic fungi of fruit and vegetables[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2022 , 48(11) : 206 -212 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.029680

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