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>