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Provedor de dados: 	Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Anti-Candida activity and chemical composition of Cinnamomum zeylanicum blume essential oil	
Autores: 	Castro,Ricardo Dias de; Lima,Edeltrudes Oliveira.	
Data: 	2013-10-01	
Ano: 	2013	
Palavras-chave: 	Candidiasis; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Essential oils.	
Resumo: 	The purpose of this study was to identify the anti-Candida activity and chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (cinnamon). For this, tests were conducted to determine the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Fungicidal Concentration (MFC) and the action of C. zeylanicum EO on fungal cell wall of Candida albicans, C. tropicalis and C. krusei strains. The composition of the was analysed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. Significant antifungal activity of the EO was observed on the strains tested, with 87.5% and 62.5% of them sensitive, respectively at a MIC of 312.5 µg/mL and MFC of 2500 µg/mL. In the presence of sorbitol, the MIC was 625 µg/mL against all the strains, showing a possible action of the EO on fungal cell wall. Eugenol (73.27%) and trans-β-caryophyllene (5.38%) were found in higher concentrations. The results indicated anti-Candida activity of the EO analyzed and suggested that it occurred due to the action on fungal cell wall.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132013000500005	
Editor: 	Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar	
Relação: 	10.1590/S1516-89132013000500005	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.56 n.5 2013	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess