Antifungal activity of resveratrol against Botrytis cinerea is improved using 2-furyl derivatives.

The antifungal effect of three furyl compounds closely related to resveratrol, (E)-3,4,5-trimethoxy-β-(2-furyl)-styrene (1), (E)-4-methoxy-β-(2-furyl)-styrene (2) and (E)-3,5-dimethoxy-β-(2-furyl)-styrene (3) against Botrytis cinerea was analyzed. The inhibitory effect, at 100 µg ml(-1) of compounds...

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Main Authors: Francesco Caruso, Leonora Mendoza, Paulo Castro, Milena Cotoras, Maria Aguirre, Betty Matsuhiro, Mauricio Isaacs, Miriam Rossi, Angela Viglianti, Roberto Antonioletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3191159?pdf=render