Table 1.
In vitro antifungal activity of the ten natural compounds against reference strains at 24 h (%, v/v)
| MIC/MFC | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carvacrol | Eugenol | Farnesol | Geraniol | Linalool | Menthol | Menthone | Terpinen-4-ol | α-terpineol | Tyrosol | |
| Candida albicans ATCC 90028 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.12/0.12 | 8/8 | 0.12/0.12 | 0.12/0.12 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.12/0.12 | 0.25/0.5 | 4/8 |
| Candida albicans NCPF 3153 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.06/0.12 | 8/8 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.06/0.25 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.12/0.25 | 8/8 |
| Candida albicans Ca2 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.03/0.12 | 1/8 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.12/0.25 | 4/8 |
| Candida glabrata ATCC 90030 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.03/0.12 | 0.12/2 | 0.12/0.12 | 0.06/0.06 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.12/0.12 | 0.12/0.5 | 8/8 |
| Candida glabrata NCPF 3203 | 0.25/0.25 | 0.03/0.12 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.12/0.25 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.12/0.5 | 8/8 |
| Candida dubliniensis NCPF 3949 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.06/8 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.03/0.12 | 0.12/0.25 | 0.12/0.25 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.12/0.25 | 4/8 |
| Candida guilliermondii NCPF3099 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.03/0.06 | 0.12/8 | 0.06/0.06 | 0.06/0.06 | 0.12/0.25 | 0.12/0.25 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.12/0.25 | 4/8 |
| Candida krusei ATCC 6258 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.12/0.5 | 4/8 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.12/1 | 0.5/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.06/0.25 | 0.12/0.5 | 2/4 |
| Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019 | 0.06/0.5 | 0.06/0.12 | 8/8 | 0.06/0.25 | 0.06/0.5 | 0.06/0.25 | 0.06/0.25 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.06/0.5 | 1/2 |
| Candida tropicalis NCPF3111 | 0.25/0.5 | 0.12/0.12 | 0.5/8 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.06/0.12 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.12/0.5 | 0.12/0.12 | 0.5/0.5 | 8/8 |