Table 6.
Antifungal activity (MIC and MFC in μg/mL) of plant extracts and reference antifungal drugs against Candida spp.
| Yeast species | T. mauritianum (aerial parts) | L. macrocarpa (leaves) | L. macrocarpa (roots) | C. bougheyanum (aerial parts) | Fluconazole | Ketoconazole | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | |
| C. dubliniensis 5 : I52 | 256 | 1024 | — | — | 512 | — | 2048 | — | 256 | — | 16 | 128 |
| C. dubliniensis 1 : I59 | 64 | 512 | — | — | 2048 | — | 512 | — | — | — | 256 | — |
| C. dubliniensis 3 : I81 | 256 | — | 1024 | — | 1024 | — | 1024 | — | 256 | — | 256 | — |
| C. albicans ATCC 10231 | 64 | 256 | 256 | — | 256 | 512 | 256 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| C. albicans 7Ca | 128 | 1024 | 1024 | — | 512 | 2048 | 1024 | — | 256 | — | 128 | 256 |
| C. albicans 11Ca | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | 1024 | — | — | — | 16 | 64 |
| C. albicans 18Ca | 64 | 1024 | 512 | — | 256 | 2048 | 256 | — | 256 | — | 64 | 64 |
| C. albicans Cppc BACT 017 | 256 | — | 2048 | — | 1024 | — | 1024 | — | 128 | 256 | 32 | 64 |
| C. glabrata 11 : I81 | 128 | — | 2048 | — | 1024 | — | 1024 | — | — | 64 | 256 | |
| C. glabrata 10 : I39 | 128 | — | 1024 | — | 512 | — | 512 | — | 128 | 16 | 64 | |
| C. tropicalis Cpc BACT 018 | 64 | 2048 | 512 | — | 512 | — | — | — | 256 | — | 128 | 128 |
—: >2048 µg/mL; MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration; MFC: minimum fungicidal concentration. Values in bold indicate the significant activity (MIC<100 µg/mL).