title: Antimicrobial potential of some plant extracts against Candida species.
abstract: The increase in the resistance to antimicrobial drugs in use has attracted the attention of the scientific community, and medicinal plants have been extensively studied as alternative agents for the prevention of infections. The Candida genus yeast can become an opportunistic pathogen causing disease in immunosuppressive hosts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate dichloromethane and methanol extracts from Mentha piperita, Rosmarinus officinalis, Arrabidaea chica, Tabebuia avellanedae, Punica granatum and Syzygium cumini against Candida species through the analysis of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC). Results presented activity of these extracts against Candida species, especially the methanol extract.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Diagnóstico Oral, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. hofling@fop.unicamp.br
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Höfling
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Anibal
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Obando-Pereda
authors.forename: I A T
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Peixoto
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Furletti
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Foglio
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects*; D000432:Methanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D008752:Methylene Chloride; D000432:Methanol