The Effects of Tormentic Acid and Extracts from Callistemon citrinus on Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis Growth and Inhibition of Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Candida albicans

Figure 8

Absorbance spectra of ergosterol from C. albicans cells exposed to tormentic acid. Cell pellets of C. albicans were exposed to 25 μg/ml, 50 μg/ml, 100 μg/ml, and 200 μg/ml of tormentic acid (TA). The graphs show the UV/Vis scan of the extracted sterols from 200 nm to 300 nm. There was a similar spectra pattern, and a general decrease with increased concentration of tormentic acid was observed.