Antifungal activity of the ethanolic extracts of Punica granatum L. and evaluation of the morphological and structural modifications of its compounds upon the cells of Candida spp.

Ethanolic crude extracts prepared from the arils and seeds, pericarp, peels and from the whole fruit of Punica granatum, known as pomegranate, had their antifungal activity tested against Candida spp. The ethanolic crude extracts were analyzed by Mass Spectrometry and yielded many compounds such as...

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Main Authors: Paula Cristina Anibal, Iza Teixeira Alves Peixoto, Mary Ann Foglio, José Francisco Höfling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2013-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000300027&lng=en&tlng=en