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Activity of Thymus caespititius essential oil and α-terpineol against yeasts and filamentous fungi
2014-12-01
Abstract excerpt
The composition and antifungal activity of the essential oil (EO) of Thymus caespititius and α-terpineol against yeast, dermatophyte, and Aspergillus strains, responsible for human infections and food contamination, were studied. The cytoxicity and the effect of EO on the yeast–mycelium conversion in Candida albicans were also evaluated.Analyses by GC and GC/MS showed high amounts of α-terpineol (35.7%), unusual i...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 83fb1c9b-3cb5-51a2-a837-26e4e7aee6dd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.08.004
