Influência dos metabólitos secundários de Piper divaricatum da região amazônica no controle do Fusarium solani f. sp. piperis causador da fusariose em pimenta do reino

Abstract

The culture of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is one of the main agricultural activities in Pará State and it suffers serious damages caused by fusariosis, disease restrict in Brazil. This paper evaluated the antifungal activity in vitro of essential oils of species of Piper rich in phenylpropanoid before the Fusarium solani f. sp. piperis, which causes the fusariosis. The inhibition of mycelial growth by the method of agar dissemination in concentration of 5 mg.mL-1 was considered: decrease to P. aduncum (20.3%) and P. Krukoffii (31.4%); moderated to P. callosum (55.7%) and P. marginatum (70.3%) and high to P. divaricatum (93.3%). The major components identified by CG-EM were dilapiol (92.0%), safrole (78.0%), methyleugenol (75.2%) and eugenol (7.9%), apiol (80.0%), Z-isoosmorizol (44.0%) and E-anethole (22.0%), respectively. The oil of P. divaricatum and its major compounds present CIM values of 0.75 mg.mL-1. The evaluation of the effects combined of eugenol and methyl eugenol pointed eugenol as the main responsible by the activity.