Antimycotic activity of berberine sulphate: an alkaloid from an Indian medicinal herb.
Berberine sulphate in concentrations of 10-25 mg ml -1 inhibited the growth of 11/13 fungi, viz. Alternaria, Aspergillus flavus, Asp. fumigatus, Candida albicans, Curvularia, Drechslera, Fusarium, Mucor, Penicillium, Rhizopus oryzae and Scopulariopsis. Concentrations of 50 mg ml -1 could check the growth of Syncephalastrum as well but Asp. niger remained unaffected.
D000528:Alternaria / Q000187:drug effects; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000187:drug effects; D001599:Berberine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000187:drug effects; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D009089:Mucor / Q000187:drug effects; D009090:Mucorales / Q000187:drug effects; D010407:Penicillium / Q000187:drug effects; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000187:drug effects
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids; D001599:Berberine