title: Production of anticandidal cotton textiles treated with oak gall extract.
abstract: Candida albicans, one of the most dreadful fungal pathogens threatening humans, could not be easily prevented. The anticandidal activity of oak gall extract, Quercus infectoria (QIE), was investigated as a potential natural alternative to synthetic and chemical fungicides. QIE anticandidal potentiality was confirmed using both qualitative and quantitative assays. Cotton textiles were treated with QIE and then evaluated as anticandidal fabrics. QIE-treated textiles had a potent anticandidal activity, which could completely inhibit the inoculated C. albicans cells. The durability of anticandidal activity in QIE-treated textiles almost completely disappeared after the fourth laundering cycle. QIE could be recommended, however, as a potent anticandidal agent for preparing antiseptic solutions and emulsions and as a finishing agent for manufacturing anticandidal disposable diapers and hygienic clothes.
authors.affiliation: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, El-Sadat City, Egypt; Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Burydah, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: tayel_ahmad@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tayel
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine (Zoonoses), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
authors.forename: Wael F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: El-Tras
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
authors.forename: Omnia A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Abdel-Monem
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Minoufiya University, Shebin El Kom, Egypt.
authors.forename: Sabha M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: El-Sabbagh
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Burydah, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Alsohim
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
authors.forename: Elham M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: El-Refai
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects*; D032561:Cotton Fiber; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D029963:Quercus; D013784:Textiles / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Aplicación; Application; Candida albicans; Cotton fabrics; Quercus infectoria; Tejidos de algodón