Abstract In the paper, five quaternary ammonium salts derived from rosin were synthesized, characterized and their antifungal activities against different molds studied. Choline salt tetramethylammonium hydroxide synthesized dehydroabietic acid ethanolamine ester which are new compounds propylene pimaric acid. Their structures confirmed by FTIR, 1 HNMR, 13 CNMR, high resolution mass spectrometr...

OBJECTIVES The antifungal activity of curcumin was evaluated against 23 fungi strains and its in vitro inhibitory effect on the adhesion of Candida species to human buccal epithelial cells (BEC) was also investigated. METHODS The antifungal susceptibility was evaluated by broth microdilution assay following the CLSI (formerly the NCCLS) guidelines. The inhibitory effect of curcumin on the cel...

results the minimal inhibitory concentration (mics) values of myrtus communis leaves extract ranged 0.625-5.0 µg/µl and 5-40 µg/µl against tested candida spp. and aspergillus spp., respectively. conclusions results revealed that the ethanolic extract of myrtus communis leaves have antifungal potency against both pathogenic tested fungi, and it can be used as a natural antifungal agent. material...

Background: Herbal Essential Oils (EOs) are natural, volatile, and complex compounds that are defined by a strong odor. This study was conducted to investigate and compare antioxidant and antifungal properties of EO extracted from flowers and leaves of Origanum vulgare ssp. gracile from Iran. Methods: EOs of leaves and flowers of O. vulgare ssp. gracile were extracted using a modified Cleven...

BACKGROUND Candida albicans is one of the organisms living on the human body symbiotically, but, in hosts with low immunity it becomes one of the most pathogenic fungal organisms. Combretum zeyheri has been reported to have antifungal, antibacterial and antioxidant activities. Medicinal plants are believed to be non-toxic by the general public. Toxicity studies, however, have indicated that the...

OBJECTIVE(S) The ongoing increasing antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges faced by global public health. The perennial need for new antimicrobials against a background of increasing antibiotic resistance in pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms obliges the scientific community to constantly develop new drugs and antimicrobial agents. Lichens are known prolific sources of ...

Title: The Marine-Derived Polyketide Endoperoxide 1 Plakortide F Acid Mediates its Antifungal Activity by 2 Interfering with Calcium Homeostasis 3 4 5 Authors: Tao Xu, Qin Feng, Melissa R. Jacob, Bharathi Avula, Melanie M. Mask, 6 Scott R. Baerson, Siddharth K. Tripathi, Rabab Mohammed, Mark T. 7 Hamann, Ikhlas A. Khan, Larry A. Walker, Alice M. Clark, and 8 Ameeta K. Agarwal 9 10 11 Institutio...

The efficiency of different natural plant extracts and of the chemical fungicide Micronite was carried out to determine their effects on the soil fungi particularly phytopathogenic and mycotoxigenic fungi Fusarium oxysporum, Alternaria alternata and Aspergillus flavus. In vitro studies were carried out to test the antifungal activity of 4 plant extracts; performed with either cold distilled wat...