| Literature DB >> 19776506 |
Ruchadaporn Kaomongkolgit1, Kusuma Jamdee, Niratcha Chaisomboon.
Abstract
This study was conducted to examine the activity of alpha-mangostin against Candida albicans, the most important microorganism implicated in oral candidiasis. Its activity was compared to Clotrimazole and Nystatin. Results showed that alpha-mangostin was effective against C. albicans, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) were 1,000 and 2,000 microg/ml, respectively. The C. albicans killing activity of alpha-mangostin was more effective than Clotrimazole and Nystatin. The cytotoxicity of alpha-mangostin was determined and it was found that alpha-mangostin at 4,000 microg/ml was not toxic to human gingival fibroblast for 480 min. The strong antifungal activity and low toxicity of alpha-mangostin make it a promising agent for treatment of oral candidiasis.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19776506 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.51.401
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Oral Sci ISSN: 1343-4934 Impact factor: 1.556