Potent Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil from Morinda Citrifolia Fruits Rich in Short-chain Fatty Acids

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Table 1. Chemical constituents identified in the M. citrifolia fruit essential oil

Compounds ^a	AI^b	AI^c	Relative amount (%)
Methyl (3E)-hexenoate	916	927	6.1
Hexanoic acid	980	967	20.0
Ethyl hexanoate	993	997	0.2
Pentyl isobutanoate	1058	1049	1.5
Nonan-2-one	1086	1087	0.3
Methyl octanoate	1119	1123	17.2
Octanoic acid	1171	1167	38.7
Decanoic acid	1350	1364	1.0
Isoamyl octanoate	1446	1442	0.7
Total			85.7%

Compounds are listed in ascending order of their retention times. AI: Arithmetic index.

Arithmetic index as determined on nonpolar DB-5 column.

Arithmetic index of the literature.

Table 2. Minimum inhibitory concentration values of M. citrifolia fruit essential oil for bacteria and fungi

CMIC (µg.mL^−1)
Bacteria	Oil	Esterified oil
S. aureus	312.5	>2500
B. subtilis	156.2	>2500
E. coli	312.5	2500
P. aeruginosa	625	2500
Fungi
C. albicans	39.0	1250
C. utilis	78.1	1250