The inhibition of human pathogens: Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum by a natural product

Problem statement: A number of studies have recently conducted to identify novel and potent antifungal components from natural products. One of the reasons is to overcome the antifungal resistant developed against most of commercially available drugs. Studies confirmed that mung beans have increased...

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Main Authors: Hafidh, Rand Riadh, Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib, Law, Se Vern, Abu Bakar, Fatimah
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Language:English
Published: Science Publications 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17227/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17227/1/ajbbsp.2010.40.46.pdf
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author Hafidh, Rand Riadh
Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib
Law, Se Vern
Abu Bakar, Fatimah
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Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib
Law, Se Vern
Abu Bakar, Fatimah
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description Problem statement: A number of studies have recently conducted to identify novel and potent antifungal components from natural products. One of the reasons is to overcome the antifungal resistant developed against most of commercially available drugs. Studies confirmed that mung beans have increased phenolic compounds and enhanced defenses during germination. Approach: We hypothesized that antifungal activities might be found in sprouts of mung beans, or Vigna radiate (L.) R. Wilczek. The screening method was conducted using disc diffusion assay against 12 fungi. It was followed by the evaluation of the minimum inhibitory concentration and the minimum fungicidal concentration. Results: The screening results revealed a potential antifungal activity by mung bean sprout extract against 2 out of 12 fungi including remarkable antifungal activity against human fungal pathogens, Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum. The potential antifungal activity of mung bean sprout reflects effective quality/quantity of polyphenolic compounds present after bean germination. Conclusion/Recommendations: This unprecedented study showed that mung bean sprout extract is a potential source for novel antifungal compound (s) that is inexpensive and readily available at a large scale for pharmaceutical companies.
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spelling upm-172272017-12-04T04:24:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17227/ The inhibition of human pathogens: Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum by a natural product Hafidh, Rand Riadh Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib Law, Se Vern Abu Bakar, Fatimah Problem statement: A number of studies have recently conducted to identify novel and potent antifungal components from natural products. One of the reasons is to overcome the antifungal resistant developed against most of commercially available drugs. Studies confirmed that mung beans have increased phenolic compounds and enhanced defenses during germination. Approach: We hypothesized that antifungal activities might be found in sprouts of mung beans, or Vigna radiate (L.) R. Wilczek. The screening method was conducted using disc diffusion assay against 12 fungi. It was followed by the evaluation of the minimum inhibitory concentration and the minimum fungicidal concentration. Results: The screening results revealed a potential antifungal activity by mung bean sprout extract against 2 out of 12 fungi including remarkable antifungal activity against human fungal pathogens, Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum. The potential antifungal activity of mung bean sprout reflects effective quality/quantity of polyphenolic compounds present after bean germination. Conclusion/Recommendations: This unprecedented study showed that mung bean sprout extract is a potential source for novel antifungal compound (s) that is inexpensive and readily available at a large scale for pharmaceutical companies. Science Publications 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17227/1/ajbbsp.2010.40.46.pdf Hafidh, Rand Riadh and Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib and Law, Se Vern and Abu Bakar, Fatimah (2010) The inhibition of human pathogens: Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum by a natural product. American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 6 (1). pp. 40-46. ISSN 1553-3468; ESSN: 1558-6332 http://www.thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajbbsp.2010.40.46 10.3844/ajbbsp.2010.40.46
spellingShingle Hafidh, Rand Riadh
Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib
Law, Se Vern
Abu Bakar, Fatimah
The inhibition of human pathogens: Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum by a natural product
title The inhibition of human pathogens: Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum by a natural product
title_full The inhibition of human pathogens: Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum by a natural product
title_fullStr The inhibition of human pathogens: Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum by a natural product
title_full_unstemmed The inhibition of human pathogens: Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum by a natural product
title_short The inhibition of human pathogens: Trichophyton rubrum and Trichoderma harzianum by a natural product
title_sort inhibition of human pathogens: trichophyton rubrum and trichoderma harzianum by a natural product
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17227/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17227/1/ajbbsp.2010.40.46.pdf