Abstract
This study investigated the composition and antifungal activity against Cladosporium sphaerospermum and Cladosporium cladosporioides of essential oils of leaves of Piper cernuum , Piper diospyrifolium , Piper crassinervium , Piper solmsianum and Piper umbelata and fruits of P. cernuum and P. diospyrifolium. The essentials oils were analyzed by GC-MS and submitted of the antifungal activity tests. The essential oils of fruits from P. cernuum and leaves of P. crassinerviu m and P. solmsianum showed potential antifungal activity agains t C. sphaerospermum and C. cladosporioides . In addition, this is the first report of the composition of essential oils of fruits of P. cernuum and P. diospyrifolium . Key words : Piperaceae, Piper; essential oil composition, antifungal activity, GC-MS.
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