Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils against Candida albicans Strains Isolated from Users of Dental Prostheses

Table 1

Screening results for evaluation of the antifungal response of the products. Microdilution technique (1024 μg/ml to 128 μg/ml).

Essential oil
Scientific name	Family	Popular name	Batch	Fabricator	MIC (µg/mL)
Origanum vulgare L.	Lamiaceae	Oregano	0149/05209/F	Sigma-Aldrich, São Paulo, SP, Brazil	256
Zingiber officinale	Zingiberaceae	Ginger	0717/05209/F	Quinari Fragrâncias e Cosméticos Ltda., Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil	+
Mentha piperita L.	Lamiaceae	Peppermint	0809/05209/F	Sigma-Aldrich, São Paulo, SP, Brazil	256
Phytoconstituent
Name	Molecular formula		Batch	Fabricator	MIC (µg/mL)
Citral	C10H16O		STBC5273V	Sigma-Aldrich, São Paulo, SP, Brazil	128
Limonene	C10H16		58296DK	Sigma-Aldrich, São Paulo, SP, Brazil	256

+: growth of microorganism.