Molecules, Vol. 27, Pages 5173: Potential Action Mechanism and Inhibition Efficacy of Morinda citrifolia Essential Oil and Octanoic Acid against Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum Infestations

Molecules, Vol. 27, Pages 5173: Potential Action Mechanism and Inhibition Efficacy of Morinda citrifolia Essential Oil and Octanoic Acid against Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum Infestations Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules27165173 Authors: Mateus S. Dalcin Bruna L. Dias Luis O. Viteri Jumbo Ana C. S. S. Oliveira Sabrina H. C. Araújo Wellington S. Moura Dalmarcia S. C. Mourão Talita P. S. Ferreira Fabricio S. Campos Alex Sander R. Cangussu Marcos V. G. Alves Bruno S. Andrade Javier G. Mantilla-Afanador Raimundo W. A. Aguiar Eugênio E. Oliveira Gil R. Santos The use of plant-based products has been shown to efficiently inhibit fungi-mediated diseases in agricultural crops. Here, we extracted and evaluated the composition of noni, Morinda citrifolia L., essential oil and assessed its activities against Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum in Cucumis melo L. Using in silico molecular approaches, potential interactions between the essential oil major components and S. cucurbitacearum tyrosine–tRNA ligase were predicted. Finally, we also measured the potential interference of plant physiology (the stomatal conductance and net photosynthesis) mediated by the application of the M. citrifolia essential oil. Chromatographic analysis revealed that octanoic acid (75.8%), hexanoic acid (12.8%), and isobutyl pent-4-enyl carbonate (3.1%) were the major essential oil compounds. Octanoic acid and noni essential oil, when used as preventive m...
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