Table 2 Antifungal activity of spinasterol and 22,23-dihydrospinasterol against Magnaporthe grisea, Rhizoctonia solani, and Phytophthora infestans.

From: Antioxidant, antifungal, and aphicidal activity of the triterpenoids spinasterol and 22,23-dihydrospinasterol from leaves of Citrullus colocynthis L.

Compound name

Conc. µg mL−1

Inhibition ratio (%)

EC50a

M. grisea

R. solani

P. infestans

M. grisea

R. solani

P. infestans

Spinasterol and 22,23-dihydrospinasterol

0.78

0.088

0.016

0.158

206.09

129.56

1093.1

3.12

0.115

0.073

0.195

12.5

0.218

0.208

0.247

50

0.373

0.336

0.341

Boscalid

0.78

0.055

0.153

0.333

868.02

1.64

1.62

3.12

0.139

0.913

0.616

12.5

0.212

0.964

0.966

50

0.255

0.964

0.994

Carbendazim

0.78

0.955

0.653

0.118

< 0.78

< 0.75

8721.1

3.12

0.997

0.879

0.187

12.5

1.000

1.000

0.141

50

1.000

1.000

0.170

  1. aEC50, half maximal effective concentration.