New Claims for Wild Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. carota) Essential Oil
Table 3
Antifungal activity (MIC and MLC) of Daucus carota subsp. carota essential oil for Candida spp., Cryptococcus neoformans, dermatophyte, and Aspergillus strains.
Strains
Essential oil
Fluconazole
Amphotericin
MIC
MLC
MIC
MLC
MIC
MLC
Candida albicans ATCC 10231
5
5
1
>128
NT
NT
Candida guilliermondii MAT23
0.32
0.32
8
8
NT
NT
Candida krusei H9
5
5
64
64–128
NT
NT
Candida parapsilosis ATCC 90018
10
>10
<1
<1
NT
NT
Candida tropicalis ATCC 13803
5
>10
4
>128
NT
NT
Cryptococcus neoformans CECT 1078
0.16
0.16
16
128
NT
NT
Epidermophyton floccosum FF9
0.32
0.32
16
16
NT
NT
Microsporum canis FF1
0.64
0.64
128
128
NT
NT
Microsporum gypseum CECT 2908
0.64
0.64
128
>128
NT
NT
Trichophyton mentagrophytes FF7
0.64
0.64
16–32
32–64
NT
NT
Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale CECT 2958
0.64
1.25
128
≥128
NT
NT
Trichophyton rubrum CECT 2794
0.32
0.32
16
64
NT
NT
Trichophyton verrucosum CECT 2992
0.64
0.64
>128
>128
NT
NT
Aspergillus flavus F44
>10
>10
NT
NT
2
8
Aspergillus fumigatus ATCC 46645
2.5
>10
NT
NT
2
4
Aspergillus niger ATCC 16404
1.25
>10
NT
NT
1-2
4
MIC and MLC were determined by a macrodilution method and expressed in µL/mL and in µg/mL. Results were obtained from three independent determinations performed in duplicate.
