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Increased antifungal activity of 3- and 7-hydroxyflavone against Cladosporium herbarum and Penicillium glabrum through ester formation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1997

HEIKE MARTINI
Affiliation:
Institut für Lebensmitteltechnologie Universität Bonn, Römerstraße 164, 53117 Bonn, Germany
MARTIN WEIDENBÖRNER
Affiliation:
Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie Universität Giessen, Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen, Germany
SUSANNE ADAMS
Affiliation:
Institut für Lebensmitteltechnologie Universität Bonn, Römerstraße 164, 53117 Bonn, Germany
BENNO KUNZ
Affiliation:
Institut für Lebensmitteltechnologie Universität Bonn, Römerstraße 164, 53117 Bonn, Germany
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Abstract

3- and 7-hydroxyflavone and their acetic acid esters were tested against Cladosporium herbarum and Penicillium glabrum for antifungal activity. The effect of the hydroxylated flavones was relatively low whereas the ester derivatives were substantially more active.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
The British Mycological Society 1997

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