• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.1324-1329
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• 2007

Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) is a naturally occurring, multi-biofunctional chemical existing in grapes and various other plants as a polyphenol type, and it is one of the best known natural anticancer and antiatherosclerosis reagents. In this study, we investigated the antifungal action by resveratrol in Candida albicans, which is a human infectious fungi as an agent of candidiasis. Resveratrol displayed potent fungicidal activity in an energy-dependent manner, without any hemolytic effects against human erythrocytes. It was found that the serum-induced mycelial forms, which playa crucial role in the pathogenesis of C. albicans during host tissue invasion, were disrupted by resveratrol. To understand the correlation between lethal effects and resveratrol action, we examined the physiological changes of C. albicans. A significant accumulation of intracellular trehalose was induced by stress responses to resveratrol action, and a remarkable arrest of cell-cycle processes at the S-phase in C. albicans occured. Therefore, the fungicidal effects of resveratrol demonstrate that this compound is a potential candidate as an antifungal agent in treating infectious diseases by candidal infections.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1397-1402
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• 2010

Papyriflavonol A (PapA), a prenylated flavonoid [5,7,3',4'-tetrahydroxy-6,5'-di-(${\gamma},{\gamma}$-dimethylallyl)-flavonol], was isolated from the root barks of Broussonetia papyrifera. Our previous study showed that PapA has a broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria and fungi. In this study, the mode of action of PapA against Candida albicans was investigated to evaluate PapA as an antifungal agent. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were 10~25 ${\mu}g/ml$ for C. albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium), and Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus). The kinetics of cell growth inhibition, scanning electron microscopy, and measurement of plasma membrane florescence anisotrophy revealed that the antifungal activity of PapA against C. albicans and S. cerevisiae is mediated by its ability to disrupt the cell membrane integrity. Compared with amphotericin B, a cell-membrane-disrupting polyene antibiotic, the hemolytic toxicity of PapA was negligible. At 10~25 ${\mu}g/ml$ of MIC levels for the tested strains, the hemolysis ratio of human erythrocytes was less than 5%. Our results suggest that PapA could be a therapeutic fungicidal agent having potential as a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.557-560
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• 2005

Resveratrol, a phenolic antioxidant found in grapes, has been known to mediate various biological activities on the human body. In the present study, we tested the antifungal a ctivity of resveratrol against human pathogenic fungi before carrying out further studies to elucidate the antifungal mechanism(s) of resveratrol. Resveratrol displayed potent antifungal activity against human pathogenic fungi at concentration levels of 10-20 ${\mu}g$/mL. Furthermore, time-kill curve exhibited fungicidal effect of resveratrol on C. albicans, but the compound had no hemolytic activity against human erythrocytes. The destruction of C. albicans cells by resveratrol was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. These results suggest that resveratrol could be employed as a therapeutic agent to treat fungal infections of humans.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.114-119
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• 2001

The effect of Rhinacanthus nasutus leaf extract on the growth of dermatophytes had been investigated. In vitro the extract exhibited high activity against various species of dermatophytes (Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes, T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale, T. rubrum, Microsporum canis and M. gypseum). The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of the extract revealed that all the dermatophytes tested had MIC values of 13.6 mg/ml. The extract exhibited fungistatic activity at lower concentrations $({\leq}13.6\;mg/ml\;or\;below\;the\;MIC\;value)$ and fungicidal activity at higher concentrations $({\geq}13.6\;mg/ml$\;or\;above\;the\;MIC\;value)$. The results suggested that the extract acted on the cell wall of the dermatophytes which subsequently leading to the formation of cytopathological and membrane structural degeneration and finally leading to cell lysis and death.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.274-279
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• 2013

미산성 차아염소산수는 다양한 종류의 미생물들에 대해 강력한 살균력을 나타내지만 인간과 자연에 무해한 살균제로 잘 알려져 있다. 4%의 희석된 염산만으로 무격막 전해조에서 전기분해를 통해 만들어졌으며 유효염소 농도가 20~30 ppm(HOCl 97%)이고 pH 5.0~6.5인 미산성 차아염소산수의 식물병원균들에 대한 살균효과를 조사하였다. Botrytis cinerea, Colletotrichum acutatum, Phytophthora capsici 등의 포자들에 대해서는 대략 10초 정도의 처리시간으로도 100% 살균효과가 나타났으나 Penicillium hirsutum의 경우는 3분 이상의 처리시간이 요구되었다. 희석농도에 따른 C. acutatum에 대한 살균효과를 조사한 결과 1:1(미산성 차아염소산수:멸균수)의 비율로 희석한 처리구에서는 포자발아가 100% 억제되었으나 1:2 처리구에서는 63%로 억제율이 낮아졌다. 고추탄저병균 C. acutatum을 고추열매에 접종한 후 24시간이 지나서 처리된 미산성 차아염소산수의 병방제 효과를 조사한 결과 방제가는 70.4%였다. 본 연구를 통해 미산성 차아염소산수의 강하고 광범위한 살균력이 확인되었으며 식물병 방제를 위한 살균제로 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 예상됐다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.20-28
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• 1999

Chloronicotinyl 유도체의 기본 골격인 3-pyridylmethylamine의 amine기를 phosphite group으로 치환하여 chloronicotinyl 유도체를 합성하였고, 이들의 살충활성과 살균활성을 확인하였다. 살충활성 검정 결과, 500 ppm 에서 phosphonate에 methyl기와 butyl기가 치환된 compound 4와 2개의 butyl, 2,2,2-trifluorotehtyl, 2-ethylhexyl, phenyl기가 치환된 compound 5, 6, 7, 8이 벼멸구에 대해서 90%의 살충활성을 나타내었다. 그러나 이들 화합물들은 배추좀나방과 두점박이응애에 대해서는 낮은 살충활성을 나타내었으며, phosphonate에 halogen이나 heterocycle이 치환된 compound $10{\sim}21$에서도 벼멸구, 배추좀나방, 담배거세미나방, 두점박이응애, 복숭아혹진딧물에 대하여 거의 살충활성을 나타내지 않았다. Chloronicotinyl 유도체의 벼도열병균, 벼문고병균, 오이잿빛 곰팡이병균, 토마토역병균, 밀녹병균, 보리흰가루병균에 대한 살균활성을 검정한 결과, 10 ppm에서 phosphonate에 butyl기와 4-nitrophenyl기가 치환된 compound 10이 벼도열병균에 대해 86%의 살균활성을 보였다. 인 함유 chloronicotinyl 유도체들 중 일부가 높은 살균활성을 나타낸다는 것은 이 유도체들이 신규 살균제로 개발될 가능성이 있다는 것을 시사하고 있다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.147-154
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• 1974

Some crude drugs in ancient literatures have been used as traditional therapeutic agent of leucorrhea mainly caused by Trichomonas vaginalis and Candida albicans. Sixty six kinds of crude drugs in ancient literatures and ten constituents were selected as sample drugs. Trichomycin standard was tested to compare with the above drugs. To determine the anti-fungal effect of these drugs on Candida albicans Yu 1200, a test organism, screening test was conducted. Antifungal activities of crude drug water extracts were observed by means of two test methods : firstly through the agar slant method and secondly the counting chamber method which was used for acknowledged drug agents upon the result of the agar slant method. And in order to improve the fungicidal effect, the organisms were stained with 0.02% methylene blue solution. The results of the above test indicated that Fritillariae Rhizoma has antifungal action in the concentration of 310mcg/ml, Coptidis Rhizoma in 620mcg/ml, Meliae Cortex, Scutellariae Radix both in 5,000mcg/ml. Baicalin, catechol among the pure isolated constituents inhibited in the range of 50mcg/ml. This score was based on 50% inhibition in comparison with amounts of control organisms. Rhei Rhizoma, Mori Radicis Cortex, Linderae Radix, and Amomi globosi Fructus showed the antifungal effect moderately in 5,000mcg/ml, and baicalein and pectolinarin in 50mcg/ml in the limit of between 35% and 50% antifungal activity. Staining with 0.02% methylene blue showed that any of the crude drug extracts was unable to stain the cells, but trichomycin in 0.86unit/ml able to stain 12% of the cells. This result means that crude drugs probably do not have fungicidal but fungistatic action.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2002

Pyricularia oryzae (P. oryzae), the cause of rice blast, is one of the most important fungal pathogens of rice. Seventy strains of marine fungi were isolated from marine algae, and it was measured antifungal activity against P. oryzae. Metabolites of marine fungus A-248 which isolated from marine algae showed strong antifungal activity against P. oryzae. The antifungal substance from the metabolites of marine fungus A-248 was extracted with ethylacetate, and then purified by preparative TLC and reverse-phase HPLC. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value was $0.18\mu g/mL$ for the antifungal activity of the substance purified from A-248 metabolites. The purified substance was similar to antifungal activity of rhizoxin, which is a commercial antifungal agent.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.350.3-351
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• 2002

2-Arylthio-, 2-arylthio-5-methoxy-, 2, 3-bisarylthio-juglones and 2, 3-bisarylthio-5, 8-dimethoxy-1, 4-naphthoquinones were newly systhesized for the evaluation of antifungal activities. These derivatives were prepared by methylation of juglone and 2, 3-dichloro-5, 8-dihydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone. and by resioselective nucleophilic subsitution with arylthiols. All compounds were tested in vitro for their growth inhibitory activities against pathogenic fungi by the standard method. The MIC values were determined by comparison to flucytosine as a fungicidal standard agent. In general. In general. most juglone derivatives shows in vitro antifungal activities. Among them. 2-arylthio-5-methoxy-juglones showed most potent antifungal activities against all pathogenic fungi.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.353.1-353.1
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• 2002

2.5-Disubstituted-6-arylamino-4.7-benzimidazolediones were synthesized and tested for in vitro antifungal activities against pathogenic fungi. The 2-aryl-6-arylamino-5-chloro-4.7-benzimidazolediones were prepared by nucleophilic substitution on 2-Aryl-5.6-dichloro-4.7-benzimidazolediones with appropriate arylamines in good yields. TIte synthesized 4.7-benzimidazolediones were tested in vitro for their growth inhibitory activities against pathogenic fungi by the standard method. The MIC values were determined by comparison to llucytosine as a fungicidal standard agent. The most active potential among the 4.7-benzimldazoledione series was found for 6-arylamino-2-(2-pyridyl)-4.7-benzimidazolediones. which showed generally good activities against all tested Candida apecies and A. niger.