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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2011

Alkylphenol Activity against Candida spp. and Microsporum canis: A Focus on the Antifungal Activity of Thymol, Eugenol and O-Methyl Derivatives.

Raquel O S Fontenelle, Selene M Morais, Erika H S Brito, Raimunda S N Brilhante, Rossana A Cordeiro, Ynayara C Lima, Nilce V G P S Brasil, André J Monteiro, José J C Sidrim, Marcos F G Rocha

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Raquel O S FontenelleCentre of the Agricultural Sciences and Biological, Acaraú Valley State University, 62040-370, Sobral, CE, Brazil. raquelbios@yahoo.com.br.
Selene M MoraisDepartment of Chemistry, State University of Ceará, 60740-000, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. selene@uece.br.
Erika H S BritoDepartment of the Veterinary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Superior Institute of Applied Theology, 62050-100, Sobral, CE, Brazil. sallesbrito@yahoo.com.br.
Raimunda S N BrilhanteDepartment of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Mycology Specialized Center, Federal University of Ceará, 60441-750, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. brilhante@ufc.br.
Rossana A CordeiroDepartment of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Mycology Specialized Center, Federal University of Ceará, 60441-750, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. ross_aguiar@yahoo.com.br.
Ynayara C LimaDepartment of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, 60455-760, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. yna.colares@gmail.com.
Nilce V G P S BrasilDepartment of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, 60455-760, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. nilcegramosapompeu@yahoo.com.br.
André J MonteiroDepartment of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Federal University of Ceará, 60455-760, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. jalles@ufc.br.
José J C SidrimDepartment of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Mycology Specialized Center, Federal University of Ceará, 60441-750, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. sidrim@ufc.br.
Marcos F G RochaDepartment of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Mycology Specialized Center, Federal University of Ceará, 60441-750, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. mfgrocha@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years there has been an increasing search for new antifungal compounds due to the side effects of conventional antifungal drugs and fungal resistance. The aims of this study were to test in vitro the activity of thymol, eugenol, estragole and anethole and some O-methyl-derivatives (methylthymol and methyleugenol) against Candida spp. and Microsporum canis. The broth microdilution method was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The minimum fungicidal concentrations (MFC) for both Candida spp. and M. canis were found by subculturing each fungal suspension on potato dextrose agar. Thymol, methylthymol, eugenol, methyl-eugenol, anethole, estragole and griseofulvin respectively, presented the following MIC values against M. canis: 4.8-9.7; 78-150; 39; 78-150; 78-150; 19-39 µg/mL and 0.006-2.5 mg/mL. The MFC values for all compounds ranged from 9.7 to 31 µg/mL. Concerning Candida spp, thymol, methylthymol, eugenol, methyleugenol, anethole, estragole and amphotericin, respectively, showed the following MIC values: 39; 620-1250; 150-620; 310-620; 620; 620-1250 and 0.25-2.0 mg/mL. The MFC values varied from 78 to 2500 µg/mL. All tested compounds thus showed in vitro antifungal activity against Candida spp. and M. canis. Therefore, further studies should be carried out to confirm the usefulness of these alkylphenols in vivo.

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Antifungal AgentsCandidaDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalEugenolMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMicrosporumPhenolsThymolAntifungal AgentsEugenolmethyleugenolPhenolsThymol

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PMCPMC6264291

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