title: Anticandidial activity of some essential oils of a mega biodiversity hotspot in India.
abstract: Six essential oils viz. Eucalyptus citriodora, Cymbopogon citratus, Callistemon lanceolatus, Cinnamomum camphora, Citrus limon, Tagetes petula, as well as two standard antibiotics, miconazole and clotrimazole, were tested in vitro for their anticandidial activity. All these essential oils exhibited higher activity than the two synthetic antibiotics. Highest zone of inhibition was recorded in E. citriodora (8.50 mm microl-1) followed by C. lanceolatus (5.63 mm microl-1) establishing their promising anticandidial potential.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Division, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam, India. biiplab@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karmakar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naglot
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Aich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Begam
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044822:Biodiversity; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects*; D027423:Cinnamomum camphora / Q000737:chemistry; D002957:Citrus / Q000737:chemistry; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D031743:Cymbopogon / Q000737:chemistry; D005052:Eucalyptus / Q000737:chemistry; D007194:India; D008825:Miconazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D027822:Myrtaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031686:Tagetes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D008825:Miconazole; D003022:Clotrimazole