Curcumin as a promising antifungal of clinical interest.

CV, Martins; Silva DL, da; AT, Neres; TF, Magalhães; GA, Watanabe; LV, Modolo; AA, Sabino; Fátima A, de; Resende MA, de

doi:10.1093/jac/dkn488

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Curcumin as a promising antifungal of clinical interest.

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Martins CV

da Silva DL

Neres AT

Abstract

Objectives The antifungal activity of curcumin was evaluated against 23 fungi strains and its in vitro inhibitory effect on the adhesion of Candida species to human buccal epithelial cells (BEC) was also investigated.Methods The antifungal susceptibility was evaluated by broth microdilution assay fo...

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