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Table 3 Minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of EOs (%, v/v) and their components (%, v/v) in comparison with drugs (μg/mL)

From: Liquid and vapour-phase antifungal activities of essential oils against Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida

 

C.albicans (n = 26)

C.glabrata (n = 10)

C.tropicalis (n = 10)

MFC

MFC

MFC

Thyme red

0.06-0.25

0.06-0.25

0.06-0.5

Fennel

0.5- > 1

0.25- > 1

1- > 1

Clove

0.25- > 1

0.25- > 1

0.5- > 1

Pine

0.03-0.125

0.03-0.5

0.06-1

Sage

>1

>1

>1

Lemon balm

>1

>1

>1

Lavender

>1

>1

>1

Carvacrol

0.125-1

0.25-1

0.25-1

Eugenol

0.5

0.25

0.5

Linalool

0.5

0.5

1

Linalyl acetate

1- > 1

1- > 1

1- > 1

Thymol

0.125-0.25

0.25

0.25-0.5

α-Pinene

0.5-1

0.5-1

1

Fluconazole

2 - >64

0.5 - >64

0.5- > 64

Voriconazole

0.06-8

0.12-8

0.12-8

  1. Results were obtained from 3 independent experiments performed in duplicate and expressed as modal results