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Journal of Essential Oil Research Volume 31, 2019 - Issue 3
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Promising antifungal activity of Croton tricolor stem essential oil against Candida yeasts

Fabrício Mendes MirandaDepartment of Sciences and Technology, State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
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Baraquizio Braga do Nascimento JuniorDepartment of Sciences and Technology, State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Jequié, Bahia, BrazilORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7901-8550
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Rosane Moura AguiarDepartment of Sciences and Technology, State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
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Rafael Santos PereiraDepartment of Sciences and Technology, State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
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Adonias De Oliveira TeixeiraDepartment of Sciences and Technology, State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
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Djalma Menezes De OliveiraDepartment of Sciences and Technology, State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
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Edeltrudes de Oliveira LimaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, BrazilORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9547-0886
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Silvia Siag OigmanDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Cláudia Moraes de RezendeDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Guglielmina FroldiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 223-227 | Received 19 May 2017, Accepted 10 Oct 2018, Published online: 02 Nov 2018
 
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ABSTRACT

The aim of this research was to determine the phytoconstituents of the essential oil (EO) obtained from stems of Croton tricolor and to study its antifungal activity against several Candida species. The EO was extracted from C. tricolor stems by hydrodistillation with a Clevenger apparatus. This EO was characterized by four major components: epiglobulol, α-bisabolol, α-trans-bergamotol and β-caryophyllene. Microbiological assays were performed using the microdilution method in liquid medium to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for each Candida strain. EO concentrations from 1.0 to 1024 μg/mL inhibited the growth of all tested strains. Overall, the microbiological assays showed that C. tricolor EO has significant inhibitory activity against several Candida species. Thus, the C. tricolor stem EO is a promising natural product in the treatment of candidiasis.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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