Research Article

Action of Coriandrum sativum L. Essential Oil upon Oral Candida albicans Biofilm Formation

Table 1

Anti-Candida activity (MIC-mg/mL) of the essential oils, the dichloromethane (DE) and hexane (HE) extracts from the medicinal species studied.

Candida spp.A. tuberosumC. sativumC. martiniiC. winterianusS. chamaecyparissus
EODEEOHEEODEEODEEODE

Culture collection
C. albicans CBS 5620.5000.5000.0150.1250.0630.2501.0000.1251.0000.250
C. krusei CBS 573>1.0>1.00.0150.1250.0630.1250.0630.0630.5000.500
C. parapsilosis CBS 6040.0150.0150.1250.0310.1250.0631.0000.1251.0001.000
C. dubliniensis CBS 79871.000>1.00.0070.0310.1250.2500.5000.1250.0630.063
C. tropicalis CBS 94>1.0>1.00.1250.5001.0001.0001.0001.0001.0001.000

Clinical isolatesa
C. albicans 3 A50.500>1.00.0151.0000.2501.0001.0001.0001.000>1.0
C. albicans 13 A50.500>1.00.0311.0000.0631.0000.5001.0001.000>1.0
C. albicans 41 M20.500>1.00.0311.0000.0631.0001.0001.0001.000>1.0
C. albicans 50 M20.500>1.00.0631.0000.2501.0000.5001.0001.000>1.0
C. krusei 56 M30.007>1.00.0070.0310.0070.0630.0310.0020.1250.063
C. krusei 56 M41.000 >1.00.0070.0150.0070.0070.0070.0070.0070.500
C. krusei 56 M61.000 >1.00.0070.0020.0070.0070.0070.0070.0070.015
C. parapsilosis 45 M20.015>1.00.0070.0630.0310.0630.2500.2500.5000.125
C. parapsilosis 45 M40.015>1.00.0070.1250.0150.0310.0630.0630.2500.125
C. parapsilosis 45 M50.015>1.00.0150.0070.2501.0001.0000.0631.0001.000
C. dubliniensis 26 A21.000>1.00.0630.2500.2500.5001.0000.5000.5000.500
C. dubliniensis 26 A31.000>1.00.0310.2500.2500.5001.0000.2500.2500.500
C. dubliniensis 26 A4>1.0>1.00.5000.2501.0000.2501.0000.2500.5001.000
C. tropicalis 53 M6>1.0>1.00.1250.500>1.0>1.0>1.0>1.01.0001.000
C. tropicalis 53 M7>1.0>1.00.0630.2500.2500.2501.0001.000>1.0>1.0
C. tropicalis 53 M8>1.0>1.00.0310.250>1.0>1.0>1.0>1.0>1.0>1.0

aThe codes correspond to the number of the volunteers and the place of sample origin; (A)-periodontal pocket; (M) oral mucosa.