Thursday, July 13, 2006

Propolis Extract Inhibits Fungal Growth

Propolis from the Northwest of Argentina as a Source of Antifungal Principles
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2006 Jul;101(1):103-10

Aims: To determine the antimycotic and cytotoxic activities of partially purified propolis extract on yeasts, xylophagous and phytopathogenic fungi. To compare these activities with pinocembrin and galangin isolated from this propolis and with the synthetic drugs ketoconazole and clortrimazole…

The results showed that the antifungal potency of ketoconazole and clortrimazole is higher than pinocembrin, galangin and the partially purified propolis extract in this order. Otherwise, the cytotoxicity of the synthetic drugs is also the highest.

Conclusions: Partially purified propolis extract inhibits fungal growth…

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