Actividad antifúngica del aceite esencial de Eugenia caryophyllata sobre cepas de Candida tropicalis de aislados clínicos / Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Eugenia caryophyllata on Candida tropicalis strains from clinical isolates
Mendes, Juliana Moura; Guerra, Felipe Queiroga Sarmento; Pereira, Fillipe de Oliveira; Sousa, Janiere Pereira de; Trajano, Vinicius Nogueira; Lima, Edeltrudes Oliveira.
Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát
; 11(3): 208-217, mayo 2012. ilus, tab
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em Espanhol
| LILACS | ID: lil-647659
Candidiasis is an opportunistic fungal infection caused by Candida yeasts. In Brazil, C. tropicalis is the second most frequently isolated microorganism after C. albicans. The arising of strains resistant to conventional antifungal agents has increased the search for new alternatives from natural products, especially essential oils. This research investigated essential oil activity against strains of C. tropicalis by disk diffusion method. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) were also determinate. In the disk diffusion, the essential oils of Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Eugenia caryophyllata and Origanum vulgare had the highest inhibition zones values. MIC and MFC values of E. caryophyllata essential oil were 512 and 1024 ug/mL, respectively. MIC and MFC amphotericin B values were identical (2 ug/mL). Therefore, it was concluded that E. caryophyllata essential oil has strong antifungal activity and may be subject to further studies.
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