10.6084/m9.figshare.8191634.v1 Cristiano Giordani Cristiano Giordani Giovanna Simonetti Giovanna Simonetti Damdinsuren Natsagdorj Damdinsuren Natsagdorj Gotov Choijamts Gotov Choijamts Francesca Ghirga Francesca Ghirga Andrea Calcaterra Andrea Calcaterra Deborah Quaglio Deborah Quaglio Giulia De Angelis Giulia De Angelis Chiara Toniolo Chiara Toniolo Gabriella Pasqua Gabriella Pasqua Antifungal activity of Mongolian medicinal plant extracts Taylor & Francis Group 2019 Mongolian medicinal plants methanol plant extracts antifungal activity minimal inhibitory concentration Candida species dermatophytes Malassezia furfur 2019-05-28 12:37:01 Journal contribution https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Antifungal_activity_of_Mongolian_medicinal_plant_extracts/8191634 <p>The <i>in vitro</i> antifungal activity of extracts obtained from 14 medicinal plants of the mongolian flora were investigated by measuring their minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) against fungi cause of cutaneous diseases such as <i>Candida</i> species, dermatophytes and <i>Malassezia furfur</i>. Among the species examined, <i>Stellaria dichotoma</i> L., <i>Scutellaria scordifolia</i> L. <i>Aquilegia sibirica</i> Fisch. Et Schrenk. and <i>Hyoscyamus niger</i> L. extracts demonstrated antifungal activity against all studied fungi. In particular, <i>S. scordifolia</i> L. methanol extract, obtained at room temperature, showed the best activity against <i>Candida</i> spp., <i>Malassezia furfur</i> and dermatophytes with GMMIC<sub>50</sub> values of 22 µg/mL, 64 µg/mL and 32 µg/mL, respectively. The flavones, luteolin and apigenin, identified in <i>S. scordifolia</i> extracts, and rutin identified in <i>S. dichotoma</i> and <i>Hyoscyamus niger</i> L. extracts, could be responsible of the observed antifungal activity.</p> <p></p>