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http://dx.doi.org/10.3839/jabc.2010.033

Inhibitory effect of Plant Essential Oils on Malassezia pachydermatis  

Lee, Jeong-Hyun (Department of Beauty Science, Kwangju Womens University)
Lee, Jae-Sug (Department of Beauty Science, Kwangju Womens University)
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Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry / v.53, no.3, 2010 , pp. 184-188 More about this Journal
Abstract
Effect of the plant essential oils on the growth of Malassezia pachydermatis was evaluated and the essential oils of Ocimum basilicum L., Melaleuca alternifolia (Maid. & Bet.) Cheel, and Rosa damascene Mill. were the most active against M. pachydermatis and their activity were high than that of itraconazole at 2 mg/mL. The major constituents of the three oils by GC-MS analysis were linalool (21.83%) and estragole (74.29%) for O. basilicum, a-terpinolene (17.96%) and terpinen-4-01 (45.54%) for M. alternifolia, and a-citronellol (59.98%) and geraniol (27.58%) for R. damascene. Results showed that these selected three oils could be effective toward controlling M. pachydermatis opportunistic infections.
Keywords
anti-Malassezial activity; essential oil; GC-MS analysis; Malassezia pachydermatis;
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