Antifungal Properties of Some Commercial Extracts Against <i>Candida albicans</i>

Bachir Raho Ghalem; Boudali Talia; Seddiki Asmaa

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Antifungal Properties of Some Commercial Extracts Against Candida albicans

Bachir Raho Ghalem, Boudali Talia, Seddiki Asmaa

Published in American Journal of Plant Biology (Volume 4, Issue 3)

Received: 11 September 2019 Accepted: 26 September 2019 Published: 10 October 2019

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Abstract

To evaluate the antifungal activity of five commercial extracts against Candida albicans in vitro, five commercial extracts obtained from Allium sativum, Chamaemelum nobile, Thymus vulgaris, Zingiber officinale and Ricinus communis were tested at three different concentrations (pure, 1/2 and 1/4) for their antimicrobial activity against C. albicans using agar disc diffusion method. C. albicans was least susceptible to the commercial extracts. The diameter of zone inhibition ranged between 6 and 13 mm. Z. officinale and T. vulgaris extracts appeared to be the most active, while A. sativum, C. nobile and R. communis extracts exhibited most weak antifungal activity against C. albicans. These findings increase the possibility of exploiting these commercial extracts as a safe alternative natural preservative.

Published in	American Journal of Plant Biology (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajpb.20190403.11
Page(s)	24-27
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2019. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Commercial Extracts, Antifungal Activity, C. albicans

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Bachir Raho Ghalem, Boudali Talia, Seddiki Asmaa. (2019). Antifungal Properties of Some Commercial Extracts Against Candida albicans. American Journal of Plant Biology, 4(3), 24-27. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajpb.20190403.11

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Bachir Raho Ghalem; Boudali Talia; Seddiki Asmaa. Antifungal Properties of Some Commercial Extracts Against Candida albicans. Am. J. Plant Biol. 2019, 4(3), 24-27. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpb.20190403.11

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Bachir Raho Ghalem, Boudali Talia, Seddiki Asmaa. Antifungal Properties of Some Commercial Extracts Against Candida albicans. Am J Plant Biol. 2019;4(3):24-27. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpb.20190403.11

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Bachir Raho Ghalem

Laboratory of Process Engineering and Chemistry of Solutions, Biology Department, University of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria
Boudali Talia

Laboratory of Process Engineering and Chemistry of Solutions, Biology Department, University of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria
Seddiki Asmaa

Laboratory of Process Engineering and Chemistry of Solutions, Biology Department, University of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria

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Bachir Raho Ghalem, Boudali Talia, Seddiki Asmaa. Antifungal Properties of Some Commercial Extracts Against Candida albicans. Am J Plant Biol. 2019;4(3):24-27. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpb.20190403.11

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