Table 12 Antifungal activity of NCh and the prepared NCh-loaded essential oils.

From: Synthesis of Chitosan based nanoemulsions and their characterization and antifungal activity toward fungi causing mucormycosis

Treatment code

Inhibition zone/mm

M. racemosum

R. microsporus

L. corymbifera

NCh

ND

ND

ND

LPO (1%)

19.23 ± 0.87a

20.9 ± 0.85b

18.0 ± 1.0b

LPO (2%)

19.4 ± 1.63a

21.16 ± 0.76ab

19.2 ± 1.16b

LPO (3%)

20.0 ± 1.0a

22.96 ± 0.85a

22.0 ± 1.10a

TO (1%)

18.13 ± 1.206a

20.0 ± 1.1b

20.6 ± 1.04a

TO (2%)

19.26 ± 1.419a

20.13 ± 1.2b

20.13 ± 1.2a

TO (3%)

20.0 ± 1.00a

23.16 ± 1.25a

21.06 ± 1.1a

BSO (1%)

17.03 ± 1.35a

21.90 ± 1.153a

17.20 ± 1.1a

BSO (2%)

18.03 ± 1.05a

22.0 ± 1.00a

18.26 ± 1.4a

BSO (3%)

20.06 ± 1.60a

23.83 ± 1.04a

19.167 ± 1.0a

  1. Letters a, b, c, … etc. mean the power significance according to Tukey method.