Table 1.
Antifungal activity of different Arthrospira platensis extracts on tested fungi.
| Algal Extract | Solvents | Diameter of Inhibition Zone (mm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candida albicans13531 | Malassezia furfur11710 | Trichophyton rubrum1804 | ||
| Arthrospira platensis | Ethanol | 11.3 ± 3.11 c | 12 ± 2.12 b | 10 ± 1.11 a |
| Methanol | 19.2 ± 3.45 a | 17.3 ± 2.14 a | 11 ± 1.12 a | |
| Ethyl acetate | 16 ± 2.17 b | 12.6 ± 2.15 b | NA | |
| Acetone | 16.3 ± 3.18 b | 10.7 ± 2.12 c | NA | |
| F-value | 10.55 ** | 10.5 ** | 6.45 ** | |
| Clotrimazole | 24 ± 0.01 a | 20 ± 0.02 b | 15 ± 0.01 c | |
| F-value | 11.12 ** | |||
| p Value | 0.005 ** | |||
NA = No Activity. Each value means of three replicates ± standard deviation. For each type of algae: Means within the same column of different letters are significantly different at (p < 0.05). Significant at (p < 0.05) ** = highly significant at (p < 0.01). Clotrimazole 50 µg/mL was added as standard positive control for fungi.