Table 2.
Mean and standard deviation values of functional group areas in Candida albicans cell wall after exposure to cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), caspofungin and negative control.
Functional Groups |
CAP | Caspofungin | Negative Control | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Polysaccharides | 0.156 * | 0.01034 | 0.075 * | 0.02134 | 0.209 | 0.03235 |
Proteins | 0.104 * | 0.10358 | 0.072 * | 0.01029 | 0.099 | 0.01203 |
Lipids | 0.006 * | 0.00617 | 0.007 * | 8.68001 × 10−4 | 0.012 | 0.00133 |
Mixed region | 0.004 * | 0.00429 | 0.0007 * | 6.22024 × 10−4 | 0.002 | 6.55526 × 10−4 |
* p < 0.05 in relation to negative control group (ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test).