Antifungal activity of plumericin and isoplumericin

Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Nov;6(11):1567-8.

Abstract

This study evaluated the in vitro antifungal activity of the chloroform extract of Plumeria bicolor and its phytoconstituents plumericin and isoplumericin against Candida species and Cryptococcus neoformans by measuring the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Fungicidal Concentration (MFC). Plumericin's consistently high activity against Candida albicans, C. krusei, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis and Cryptococcus neoformans was more potent than isoplumericin and the standard antifungal drug nystatin suggesting its potential as a drug candidate for candidiasis and cryptococcosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Apocynaceae / chemistry*
  • Candida / drug effects
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / drug effects
  • Indenes / isolation & purification*
  • Iridoids / isolation & purification*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Indenes
  • Iridoids
  • Plant Extracts
  • isoplumericin
  • plumericin