Effects of Euterpe oleracea Mart. extract on Candida spp. biofilms.

Larissa Lira BritoKátia Regina Assunção BorgesGabriel Xavier SilvaMarcos Antonio Custódio Neto da SilvaRita de Nazaré Silva AlvesAmanda Mara TelesMaria do Carmo Lacerda BarbosaWalbert Edson Muniz FilhoGeusa Felipa de Barros BezerraMaria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento

Published in: Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] (2023)

In the current study, the extract of E. oleracea Mart. demonstrated antifungal activity against Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, and C. tropicalis biofilms, regardless of the dose utilized. These results are important to evaluate a natural product as antifungal for Candida species.

Keyphrases

candida albicans
biofilm formation
oxidative stress
anti inflammatory
staphylococcus aureus
cystic fibrosis