Antifungal activity of extracts from Piper aduncum leaves prepared by different solvents and extraction techniques against dermatophytes Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale
- Maximillan Leite Santos
- Chaiana Froés Magalhães
- Marcelo Barcellos da Rosa
- Daniel de Assis Santos
- Beatriz Gonçalves Brasileiro
- Leandro Machado de Carvalho
- Marcelo Barreto da Silva
- Carlos Leomar Zani
- Ezequias Pessoa de Siqueira
- Rodrigo Loreto Peres
- Anderson Assunção Andrade
Publication date
December 2013
DOI Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia ISSN
1517-8382 Journal
issn:1678-4405Abstract
The effects of different solvents and extraction techniques upon the phytochemical profile and anti-Trichophyton activity of extracts from Piper aduncum leaves were evaluated. Extract done by maceration method with ethanol has higher content of sesquiterpenes and antifungal activity. This extract may be useful as an alternative treatment for dermatophytosis
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