Antifungal potential of essential oil and ethanol extracts of Lonicera japonica Thunb. against dermatophytes
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2014-04-28
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The antifungal potential of essential oil and ethanolic leaf extracts of Lonicera japonica Thunb. was evaluated for controlling the growth of dermatophytes. The oil (1,000 ppm) and extracts (1,500 ppm) of
L. japonica revealed 55.1–70.3 % and
40.1–65.5 % antidermatophytic effect against
Microsporum canis KCTC 6348, 6349, 6591,
Trichophyton rubrum KCTC 6345, 6352, 6375,
Trichophyton mentagrophytes KCTC 6077 and 6085, respectively, along with their respective minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 62.5-500 and 125-1,000 μg/ml. Also, the oil had strong detrimental effect on spore germination of all the tested
dermatophytes as well as concentration and time-dependent kinetic inhibition of M. canis
KCTC 6348. The results demonstrated that
L. japonica oil and extracts could be potential sources of natural fungicides to protect human and animals from fungal infections.
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Lonicera japonica Thunb., essential oil, ethanolic extracts, antidermatophytic activity, skin infectious fungal pathogens