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Investigation of the antifungal effects of algal extracts on apple-infecting fungi

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It is known that cell extracts of various algae have antifungal activity against microorganisms in vitro. Antifungal activities of Ulva lactuca, Chlorella vulgaris, Chlorella minutissima, and Chlorella protothecoides were investigated against: Aspergillus niger, Alternaria alternata, and Penicillium expansum fungi to present their fungicide potentials. Aspergillus niger, Alternaria sp., and Penicillium expansum are typical soft-rotting fungi and cause important loss of apple fruit in the storage. In vitro antifungal activity was evaluated by agar disc diffusion assay against pathogenic apple rot fungi. As a result, almost all of the extracts obtained from algae species were revealed to have antifungal activity against selected fungal pathogens. Free radical-scavenging activity of the extracts was determined with 1,1-diphenyl-2 picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical-scavenging method. Extract of C. protothecoides was determined to have a stronger antioxidant activity than other algae extracts. This study reveals that the potential of algae should be investigated for the production of natural fungicide for pharmaceutical and food industries.

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The authors acknowledge financial support from the Yildiz Technical University Scientific Research project (2016-07-04-YL13) provided for this work.

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    Meyrem Vehapi, Anıl Tevfik Koçer, Azime Yılmaz & Didem Özçimen

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Vehapi, M., Koçer, A.T., Yılmaz, A. et al. Investigation of the antifungal effects of algal extracts on apple-infecting fungi. Arch Microbiol 202, 455–471 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-019-01760-7

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