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Tuesday 15 November 2016

Antifungal activities of two essential oils used in the treatment of three commercial woods deteriorated by five common mold fungi

Published Date
International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
January 2016, Vol.106:8896, doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.10.010

Author 
  • Mohamed Z.M. Salem a,,
  • Yassin E. Zidan b
  • Maisa M.A. Mansour b
  • Nesrin M.N. El Hadidi b
  • Wael A.A. Abo Elgat c

  • aForestry and Wood Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture (EL-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
    bConservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
    cHigh Institute of Tourism, Hotel Management and Restoration, Alexandria, Egypt
    Received 8 July 2015. Revised 17 September 2015. Accepted 13 October 2015. Available online 24 October 2015.

    Highlights
    • Three commercial woods inoculated with five molds and treated with two essential oils (EOs) were investigated.
    • EOs were applied to Pinus sylvestrisPinus rigida and Fagus sylvatica woods by vapors method.
    • α-terpineol, borneol, fenchyl alcohol, and α-pinene were the major components P. rigida wood EO.
    • Eucalyptol, α-pinene, γ-terpinene, and terpinen-4-ol in Eucalyptus camaldulensisleaves EO.
    • P. rigida wood oil vapor provided significant reduction of mold growth on the wood surfaces than E. camaldulensis leaves EO.
    Abstract 

    In the past ten years natural extracts have been used as important potential applications to prevent mold growth on in-service wood. The growth of fungal hyphae of five common mold fungi (Alternaria alternata, Fusarium subglutinans, Chaetomium globosum, Aspergillus niger, and Trichoderma viride) on wood surface of Pinus sylvestris, Pinus rigida and Fagus sylvatica treated with the essential oil (EO) of P. rigida (wood) and Eucalyptus camaldulensis (leaves) was visually estimated. EOs were applied by vapor method and the mold growth inhibition was measured. The chemical constituents of the EOs was analyzed by GC/MS, which referred to the presence of α-terpineol (34.49%), borneol (17.57%), and fenchyl alcohol (14.20%) as the major components in P. rigida wood oil, and eucalyptol (60.32%), α-pinene (13.65%), and γ-terpinene (8.77%) in E. camaldulensis leaves. Complete inhibition against the growth of A. alternata, F. subglutinans, C. globosum, and A. niger except of T. viride by applying P. rigida wood EO at 5000 ppm and complete growth with all the studied fungi except of C. globosum at 156.25 ppm was found. Good inhibitions against C. globosum at 5000 ppm and 156.25 ppm and no inhibition against A. nigerand T. viride and little inhibition against F. subglutinans at high concentration was found by the application of EO from E. camaldulensis leaves. These findings support the potential use of the EOs for wood protection against mold infestation for surface-treatment or fumigation of wood products.

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    Tangible and intangible indicators of successful aboriginal tourism initiatives: A case study of two successful aboriginal tourism lodges in Northern Canada

    Published Date
    Tourism Management
    April 2015, Vol.47:318328, doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2014.10.011

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    • Raynald Harvey Lemelin ,
    • Rhonda Koster 
    • Nicholina Youroukos 
    • Lakehead University, Canada


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    Dr. Raynald Harvey Lemelin is the Research Chair in Parks and Protected Areas and an Associate Professor in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism at Lakehead University. His research interests are parks management, last-chance tourism, aboriginal tourism, and wildlife tourism.
    Dr. Rhonda Koster is the Director for the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism at Lakehead University. Her research interests are rural tourism.
    Nicholina Youroukos is a recent graduate of the MES-Nature-Based Recreation and Tourism Program offered through the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism at Lakehead University.
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    Evaluation of usage three natural extracts applied to three commercial wood species against five common molds

    Published Date
    International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
    May 2016, Vol.110:206226, doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.03.028

    Author 
  • Mohamed Z.M. Salem a,,
  • Yassin E. Zidan b
  • Nesrin M.N. El Hadidi b
  • Maisa M.A. Mansour b
  • Wael A.A. Abo Elgat c
  • aForestry and Wood Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture (EL-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
    bConservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
    cHigh Institute of Tourism, Hotel Management and Restoration, Alexandria, Egypt
    Received 30 January 2016. Revised 31 March 2016. Accepted 31 March 2016. Available online 8 April 2016.

    Highlights

    • We applied three natural extracts to Pinus sylvestrisPinus rigida and Fagus sylvatica woods by immersion method.
    • We used molds Alternaria alternataFusarium subglutinansChaetomium globosumAspergillus niger, and Trichoderma viride.
    • We used extracts of Prigida (heartwood), Eucalyptus camaldulensis (leaves) and Costus speciosus (rhizomes).
    • Methanol extract of Prigida heartwood provided significant inhibition to mold growth on the wood surfaces.
    Abstract 

    Natural extracts have become of high interest in the past ten years for their inhibiting the growth of molds over wood and wood products surfaces in service or during the storage of building materials. In the present study, the antifungal effects of three natural extracts applied to three woods against five common molds were assessed. The growth of fungal hyphae of Alternaria alternataFusarium subglutinansChaetomium globosumAspergillus niger, and Trichoderma viride on the surfaces of Pinus sylvestrisPinus rigida and Fagus sylvatica woods treated with extracts of Pinus rigida (heartwood), Eucalyptus camaldulensis (leaves) and Costus speciosus(rhizomes) was visually estimated. GC/MS and FTIR analyses were used to identify the chemical constituents and the functional groups of extracts. α-terpineol (24.91%), borneol (10.95%), terpin hydrate (9.60%), D-fenchyl alcohol (5.99%), and limonene glycol (5.05%), which are the main constituents of Prigida heartwood methanol extract. The main chemical compounds of methanol extract from Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaves were spathulenol (18.89%), cryptone (5.79%), 4,6,6-trimethyl-2-(3-methylbuta-1,3-dienyl)-3-oxatricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]octane (5.79%), (3,3-dimethylcyclohexylidene)-(E)-acetaldehyde (5.57%), and ascaridole (4.32%). The main constituents identified in the distilled water extract from Costus speciosusrhizomes were meso-erythritol (12.21%), methyl-2-methyl-1,3-oxothiolan-2-yl-ketone (11.61%), (all-Z)-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid-methyl ester (9.74%), diosgenin (5.07%), 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one (4.43%), 3′,4′,7-trimethylquercetin (3.17%), and digitoxin (2.77%). Wood specimens treated at the level of 2% concentration of Prigida heartwood extract observed good inhibition to the mold growth under laboratory conditions. These findings support the potential use of natural extracts for natural wood protection against mold infestation for surface treatment of wood. The results indicate that wood extracts may be useful for reducing the incidence of mold on wood products, but none of the materials evaluated completely inhibited the test fungi. These extracts may provide a useful value-added application for by-products of lumber production from these species.

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