Anticandidal Activity of Quercus infectoria “Nut Gall” Extracts on Candida spp.

Anticandidal activity of Quercus infectoria “nut gall” organic and aqueous extracts were studied on Candida spp. The Quercus infectoria nut gall extracts were obtained through successive extraction with different solvents in increasing order of polarity firstly with petroleum ether, followed by c...

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Main Author: Ting, Ong Jin
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013
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description Anticandidal activity of Quercus infectoria “nut gall” organic and aqueous extracts were studied on Candida spp. The Quercus infectoria nut gall extracts were obtained through successive extraction with different solvents in increasing order of polarity firstly with petroleum ether, followed by chloroform, ethanol, and finally water. Five ATCC strains of pathogenic Candida species namely Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, Candida krusei and Candida parasilopsis were used in this study. For preliminary anticandidal activity testing, an agar dilution method was employed by using diluted extracts with the concentration of 0.4 mg/ml, 0.8 mg/ml, 1.6 mg/ml and 3.2 mg/ml respectively. The determination of minimum inhibitory concentration of the extracts against Candida spp. based on the macroscopic observation of growth colony after 48 hours of incubation on SDA. Our study found that all tested Candida species were susceptible to amphotericin B (< 1 pg). Besides, all extracts did not show inhibition at concentration below 1.6 mg/ml, only C. albicans and C. parapsilosis were inhibited by chloroform extract while other Candida species did not show growth inhibition to all other extracts at concentration of 1.6 mg/ml and above. The chloroform extract of Q. infectoria showed better anticandidal activity than the other organic and aqueous extracts.
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spelling usm-588822023-08-16T06:28:45Z http://eprints.usm.my/58882/ Anticandidal Activity of Quercus infectoria “Nut Gall” Extracts on Candida spp. Ting, Ong Jin RM300-666 Drugs and their actions Anticandidal activity of Quercus infectoria “nut gall” organic and aqueous extracts were studied on Candida spp. The Quercus infectoria nut gall extracts were obtained through successive extraction with different solvents in increasing order of polarity firstly with petroleum ether, followed by chloroform, ethanol, and finally water. Five ATCC strains of pathogenic Candida species namely Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, Candida krusei and Candida parasilopsis were used in this study. For preliminary anticandidal activity testing, an agar dilution method was employed by using diluted extracts with the concentration of 0.4 mg/ml, 0.8 mg/ml, 1.6 mg/ml and 3.2 mg/ml respectively. The determination of minimum inhibitory concentration of the extracts against Candida spp. based on the macroscopic observation of growth colony after 48 hours of incubation on SDA. Our study found that all tested Candida species were susceptible to amphotericin B (< 1 pg). Besides, all extracts did not show inhibition at concentration below 1.6 mg/ml, only C. albicans and C. parapsilosis were inhibited by chloroform extract while other Candida species did not show growth inhibition to all other extracts at concentration of 1.6 mg/ml and above. The chloroform extract of Q. infectoria showed better anticandidal activity than the other organic and aqueous extracts. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/58882/1/ONG%20JIN%20TING%20-%20e.pdf Ting, Ong Jin (2013) Anticandidal Activity of Quercus infectoria “Nut Gall” Extracts on Candida spp. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
spellingShingle RM300-666 Drugs and their actions
Ting, Ong Jin
Anticandidal Activity of Quercus infectoria “Nut Gall” Extracts on Candida spp.
title Anticandidal Activity of Quercus infectoria “Nut Gall” Extracts on Candida spp.
title_full Anticandidal Activity of Quercus infectoria “Nut Gall” Extracts on Candida spp.
title_fullStr Anticandidal Activity of Quercus infectoria “Nut Gall” Extracts on Candida spp.
title_full_unstemmed Anticandidal Activity of Quercus infectoria “Nut Gall” Extracts on Candida spp.
title_short Anticandidal Activity of Quercus infectoria “Nut Gall” Extracts on Candida spp.
title_sort anticandidal activity of quercus infectoria “nut gall” extracts on candida spp.
topic RM300-666 Drugs and their actions
url http://eprints.usm.my/58882/
http://eprints.usm.my/58882/1/ONG%20JIN%20TING%20-%20e.pdf