Alkylphenol activity against candida spp. and microsporum canis: A focus on the antifungal activity of thymol, eugenol and o-methyl derivatives

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 6422-6431

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

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL VALE DO ACARAÚ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c Superior Institute of Applied Theology   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida; Dermathophytes; Estragole; Eugenol; Methyl derivatives; Thymol

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; EUGENOL; METHYLEUGENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; THYMOL;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CANDIDA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROSPORUM; PRECLINICAL STUDY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EUGENOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; PHENOLS; THYMOL;

EID: 80052242783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16086422     Document Type: Article

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