Research Article

Antifungal Properties of Crude Extracts, Fractions, and Purified Compounds from Bark of Curatella americana L. (Dilleniaceae) against Candida Species

Table 1

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of crude extract (CE), fractions, subfractions, and isolated compounds from C. americana.

SamplesMIC (g/mL)
C. albicans C. tropicalis C. parapsilosis

CE15.631.331.3
Aqueous fraction (F1)500.0500.0500.0
Ethyl acetate fraction (F2)3.915.67.8
F2#5 subfraction31.331.315.6
F2#6 subfraction15.631.37.8
4′-O-Methyl-catechin (F2#5.4.1)62.5125.0125.0
Epicatechin-3-O-gallate (F2#6.2.1)62.5125.0125.0
4′-O-Methyl-catechin-3-O-gallate31.362.562.5
Nystatin1.63.11.6