Table 3 Antifungal activity of B. rapa extracts, ZnO-QDs and its different combination against foodborne bacteria.

From: Eco-friendly fabrication of ZnO quantum dots using Brassica rapa (L.): metabolomic profiling and antimicrobial efficacy against foodborne pathogens supported by in-silico insights

Fungi

Inhibition zones mm (Mean ±* S.E)

Negative control

Positive control

I

II

III

IV

V

A. flavus

0

24.7 ± 1.12a

8.5 ± 0.77cd

8.2 ± 0.68d

8.8 ± 0.68cd

11.8 ± 2.29b

9.5 ± 1.18c

A. niger

0

27.7 ± 1.38a

10.3 ± 1.86c

8.0 ± 0.44d

10.2 ± 0.68c

20.5 ± 1.60b

10.2 ± 0.52c

A. ocheraceus

0

21.7 ± 0.93a

8.5 ± 0.77c

8.7 ± 0.26c

8.8 ± 0.68c

12.7 ± 1.15b

11.0 ± 0.44b

F. proliferatium

0

28.3 ± 0.76a

9.5 ± 1.50d

8.2 ± 0.76e

9.8 ± 1.04d

14.3 ± 2.02b

11.8 ± 1.89c

F. verticilioides

0

20.3 ± 1.69a

8.5 ± 0.44e

8.3 ± 0.51e

12.0 ± 0.76c

18.2 ± 1.12b

10.7 ± 0.93d

P. verrcusum

0

27.2 ± 0.93a

9.2 ± 1.44d

7.5 ± 0.44e

11.0 ± 0.44c

14.8 ± 0.93b

11.3 ± 0.52c

  1. n = 3, * S.E: Standard error, different subscripts within row are significantly different at the 5% level, I: B. rapa essential oil, II: B. rapa ethanolic extract, III: ZnO-QDs, IV: combination between ZnO-QDs and B. rapa essential oil,V: combination between ZnO-QDs and ethanolic extract, negative control: DMSO, positive control: miconazole.
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