title: In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Equol against Candida albicans.
abstract: In this study, we demonstrate that equol has fungicidal activities against Candida albicans. The minimum inhibitory and minimum fungicidal concentrations of equol against C. albicans were 516 and 1,032 µM, respectively. Two separate viability assays found that equol changed the integrity of the C. albicans cell membrane, possibly by formation of membrane lesions. Scanning electron microscopy demonstrated ultrastructural changes.
authors: Department of Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea.
authors: Jeong Ah
authors: JA
authors: Lee
authors: Hee Youn
authors: HY
authors: Chee
keywords: Candida albicans; Equol; Fungicidal activities
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