Table 6.
Antifungal activity of Turnera spp. evaluated by the microdilution method.
| Ref. | Fungal Species |
Plant Species | Part of the Plant |
Extract/ Compound |
MIC (µg/mL) |
MFC (µg/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [94] |
C. krusei ATCC 6258 |
T. diffusa | A, R | EO | 90 | - |
| [94] |
Aspergillus fumigatus ATCC 204305 |
T. diffusa | A, R | EO | 500 | - |
| [95] | C. albicans | T. diffusa var. aphrodisiaca | H | HX | 50 | 50 |
| M | 50 | 50 | ||||
| [95] | C. albicans | T. diffusa var. diffusa | H | HX | 50 | 50 |
| M | 50 | 50 | ||||
| [96] |
C. albicans ATCC 90028 |
T. subulata | A | AE | 310 | 2500 |
| AQ | 1250 | NA | ||||
| CH | 630 | NA | ||||
| E | 1250 | NA | ||||
| HX | 310 | 2500 | ||||
| M | 1250 | NA | ||||
| [96] |
C. krusei ATCC 6258 |
T. subulata | A | AE | 160 | 310 |
| AQ | 630 | 2500 | ||||
| CH | 310 | 630 | ||||
| E | 630 | 2500 | ||||
| HX | 40 | 160 | ||||
| M | 630 | 2500 | ||||
| [96] |
C. parapsilosis ATCC 22019 |
T. subulata | A | AE | 310 | 1250 |
| AQ | 2500 | NA | ||||
| CH | 630 | 630 | ||||
| E | 1250 | NA | ||||
| HX | 160 | 630 | ||||
| M | 1250 | NA | ||||
| [96] |
C. neoformans ATCC 90112 |
T. subulata | A | AE | 80 | 310 |
| AQ | 160 | NA | ||||
| CH | 40 | 160 | ||||
| E | 160 | NA | ||||
| HX | 20 | 160 | ||||
| M | 160 | NA | ||||
| [96] | Trichophyton interdigitale ATCC 9533 | T. subulata | A | CH | 630 | NA |
| HX | 310 | NA |
Ref.: reference. A: aerial. H: leaf. R: root. AQ. aqueous. E: ethanolic. AE: ethyl acetate. EO: essential oil. HX: hexane. CH: chloroform. M: methanolic. MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration. MFC: minimum fungicidal concentration. NA: not active. (-): not reported.