Research Article

Chemical Composition, Antifungal, and Cytotoxicity Activities of Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd Leaves

Table 2

Results of antifungal activity (expressed as MIC in μg mL−1), cytotoxic activity (expressed as CC50 in μg mL−1), and selectivity index for extract and fractions of I. laurina leaves.

MIC (g mL−1)

MicroorganismsEEHFCFEAFBF

C. albicans ATCC 2836646.81,500>3,00093.811.7
C. glabrata ATCC 1512611.7187.5>3,00011.723.4
C. tropicalis ATCC 1380393.83,000>3,00093.846.8

CC50 (g mL−1)

Vero cells352 ± 5384 ± 9>512>512>512

SI

MicroorganismsEEHFCFEAFBF

C. albicans ATCC 283660.9- 0.6> - 0.8> 0.7> 1.6
C. glabrata ATCC 151261.50.3> - 0.8> 1.6> 1.3
C. tropicalis ATCC 138030.6- 0.9> - 0.8> 0.7> 1.0

EE = ethanol extract; HF = hexane fraction; CP = chloroform fraction; EAF = ethyl acetate fraction; BF = -butanol fraction. SI: selectivity index. ATCC: American Type Culture Collection.