title: Antimicrobial activity of extracts of Clematis vitalba towards pathogenic yeast and yeast-like microorganisms.
abstract: A broad activity against pathogenic yeast and yeast-like microorganisms was shown in crude extracts of young shoots of Clematis vitalba. MICs ranging from 1.4 to 12.3 microg/ml were observed. After fractionating with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol, antimycotic activity has been observed only in methanol fractions.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale e Biotecnologie Agroambientali, Sezione di Microbiologia Applicata, Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, Perugia I-06100, Italy. pbuzzini@unipg.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buzzini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pieroni
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects*; D039324:Clematis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018520:Plant Shoots; D011525:Prototheca / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts