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. 2021 Sep 6;12:723233. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.723233

TABLE 5.

Mechanism of action of antifungal compounds of natural origin.

Compound Source MIC value range Action mechanism
Methanolic extract Eucalyptus globulus Labill. 0.1875–1.5 mg/ml Not reported Natália et al. (2015)
Methanolic extract Juglans regia L. ≥1.5 mg/ml Not reported Natália et al. (2015)
Ethanolic/methanolic extract Lawsonia inermis L. 5 mg/ml Not reported Fahad et al. (2019)
Ethanolic/methanolic extract Withania somnifer (L.) Dunal 5 mg/ml Not reported Fahad et al. (2019))
Ethanolic/methanolic extract Curcuma longa L. 5 mg/ml Not reported Fahad et al. (2019)
Ethanolic/methanolic extract Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf 5 mg/ml Not reported Fahad et al. (2019)
Ethanolic/methanolic extract Zingiber officinale Roscoe 5 mg/ml Not reported Fahad et al. (2019)
Essential oil Cinnamomum verum J.Presl 3.39–10.45 μg/ml Not reported Débora et al. (2015)
Essential oil Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel 4.84–20.03 μg/ml Affects membrane/cell wall Débora et al. (2015)
Essential oil Laurus nobilis L. 250–500 μg/ml Inhibits cell wall formation
Affects membrane ionic permeability (Peixoto et al., 2017)
Aqueous extract Buchenavia tomentosa Eichler 0.2–25 mg/ml−1 Not reported Guilherme et al., (2015)
Honey Commercially available honey 8–14.25 μg/ml Not reported Débora et al. (2015)
Propolis extract Brazilian propolis 837–1,675 μg/ml Alteration in cell wall and membrane
Inhibition of germination and filamentation
ROS accumulation Jakeline et al. (2020)
Baicalein Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi root 0.03–0.12 mM Plasmatic membrane disintegration
DNA fragmentation Accumulation of ROS
Changes at the ultrastructural level Da et al. (2019)
Wogonin Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi root 0.06–0.23 mM Plasmatic membrane disintegration
DNA fragmentation Accumulation of ROS
Changes at the ultrastructural level Da et al. (2019)
Carvacrol Plant extract 63–205 μg/ml Anti-adherence activity
Anti-proteinase activity Shaban et al. (2020)
Thymol Plant extract 156–625 μg/ml Anti-adherence activity
Anti-proteinase activity Shaban et al. (2020)
Eugenol Plant extract 321–1,250 μg/ml Not reported Shaban et al. (2020)
Methyl eugenol Plant extract 625–1,250 μg/ml Not reported Shaban et al. (2020)
Gallic acid Punica granatum L. 12.5–100 μg/ml Inhibition of ergosterol biosynthesis
Reduction of squalene epoxidase activity Li et al. (2017)
Citronellal Cymbopogon spp. extract 1.2 mg/ml Disrupts cell membrane homeostasis
Oxidative and genotoxic effects via ROS formation
Inhibits biofilm formation Singh et al. (2016)
Formyl phloroglucinol meroterpenoids Eucalyptus robusta Sm. 1.53–50 μg/ml Not reported Shang et al. (2019)
Magnoflorine Plant extract 50–100 μg/ml Inhibition of α-glucosidase activity Kim et al. (2018)
Tryptanthrin Plant extract. Cell culture 2–8 μg/ml Affects cell tolerance to stress like high temperature
Induces cell cycle arrest in the G1/S phase
Modifies AhR-dependent gene expression Lin et al. (2020)
Sampangine derivatives Plant extract 16–0.031 μg/ml Cell death
Induces cell cycle arrest in the G1/S phase Li et al. (2019)
Cinnamaldehyde Plant extract 100 μg/ml Not reported Kim et al. (2018)
Berberine Plant extract 100 μg/ml Not reported Kim et al. (2018)
Teasaponin Plant extract 64 μg/ml Hyphal and biofilm suppression via intracellular cAMP Li et al. (2020)
Resveratrol Plant extract 20 μM Fungal cell apoptosis via caspase-dependent pathway Lee and Lee (2015)