Research Article

Evaluation of Anti-Candida Activity of Vitis vinifera L. Seed Extracts Obtained from Wine and Table Cultivars

Table 1

Antifungal activity against Candida albicans reference strains of GSEs from table and wine cultivars of Vitis vinifera L. harvested in different years.

Candida  albicans Verdicchio 2006Verdicchio 2008Abbuoto 2006Abbuoto 2008Fluconazole
MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC

ATCC900286412825625664128645120.58
ATCC3153641282562563264321281632
ATCC1026164128256128326464128432
ATCC1023132641282566412864128232
ATCC24433128256512256128128128128116

GM53.2097.01203.1925644.229764168.93.0324.25

Range32–12832–256128–512128–51232–12864–12832–128128–5120.5–168–32

The values are expressed as median of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) determined using Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) protocol M27-A3. : lowest drug concentration that prevented 90% of growth with respect to the untreated control. GM: geometrical mean of MIC.