Antifungal activity of essential oils of Croton species from the Brazilian Caatinga biome

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1383-1390

  Fontenelle, R O S ^a   Morais, S M ^a,d   Brito, E H S ^a   Brilhante, R S N ^b   Cordeiro, R A ^b   Nascimento, N R F ^a   Kerntopf, M R ^c   Sidrim, J J C ^b   Rocha, M F G ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Candida spp.; Croton spp.; Essential oil; Microsporum canis; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS OILS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; TOXICITY; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIFUNGALS; BICYCLOGERMACRENE; CAATINGA; CANDIDA SPP; CANDIDA SPP.; CROTON SPP.; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; VETERINARY;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANETHOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BICYCLOGERMACRENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; METHYLEUGENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SPATHULENOL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOME; CAATINGA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE TREATMENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; TOXICITY;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOME; BRAZIL; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; CROTON ARGYROPHYLLOIDES; CROTON NEPETAEFOLIUS; CROTON ZEHNTNERI; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CROTON; CROTON NEPETAEFOLIUS; CROTON ZEHNTNERI; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MUS;

EID: 42149194422     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03707.x     Document Type: Article

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