Supaporn Bouson
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Atiweena Krittayavathananon
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Nutthaphon Phattharasupakun
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Patcharaporn Siwayaprahm
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Montree Sawangphruk
Although metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or porous coordination polymers have been widely studied, their antimicrobial activities have not yet been fully investigated. In this work, antifungal activity of copper-based benzene-tricarboxylate MOF (Cu-BTC MOF), which is water stable and industrially interesting, is investigated against
Candida albicans
,
Aspergillus niger
,
Aspergillus oryzae
and
Fusarium oxysporum
. The Cu-BTC MOF can effectively inhibit the growth rate of
C. albicans
and remarkably inhibit the spore growth of
A. niger
,
A. oryzae
and
F. oxysporum
. This finding shows the potential of using Cu-BTC MOF as a strong biocidal material against representative yeasts and moulds that are commonly found in the food and agricultural industries.