期刊
FOOD CHEMISTRY
卷 135, 期 3, 页码 1505-1510出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.05.090
关键词
Aspergillus spp.; Candidosis; Cytotoxicity; Dermatophytosis; Essential oils; Lavandula luisieri
资金
- FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [CEF/POCI2010/FEDER, CEQUIMED-PEst-OE/SAU/UI4040/2011]
- Ph.D. fellowship [SFRH/BD/40218/2007]
This work reports the antifungal activity of Lavandula luisieri essential oils against yeast, dermatophyte and Aspergillus strains responsible for human infections and food contamination. The oil's cytotoxicity and its effect on the yeast-mycelium transition in Candida albicans, an important virulence factor, were also evaluated. Analyses by GC and GC/MS showed a peculiar composition of irregular monoterpenes. Significant differences between the samples occurred in the amounts of 1,8-cineole, fenchone and trans-alpha-necrodyl acetate. The oil with higher amounts of irregular monoterpenes was the most effective. The influence of the oils on the dimorphic transition in C. albicans was also studied through the germ tube inhibition assay. Filamentation was completely inhibited at concentrations sixteen times lower than the minimal inhibitory concentration. The results support the use of L. luiseiri essential oils in the development of new phytopharmaceuticals and food preservatives and emphasise its antifungal properties at concentrations not cytotoxic or with very low detrimental effects on mammalian cells. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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