Effect of citral, eugenol, nerolidol and α-terpineol on the ultrastructural changes of Trichophyton mentagrophytes

M. J. Park; K. S. Gwak; I. Yang; K. W. Kim; E. B. Jeung; J. W. Chang; I. G. Choi

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2009.03.007

Effect of citral, eugenol, nerolidol and α-terpineol on the ultrastructural changes of Trichophyton mentagrophytes

M. J. Park, K. S. Gwak, I. Yang, K. W. Kim, E. B. Jeung, J. W. Chang, I. G. Choi

Department of Forest Ecology and Protection

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Abstract

The antifungal effects of citral, eugenol, nerolidol and α-terpineol on Trichophyton mentagrophytes were investigated. Citral over 0.1 mg/ml strongly inhibited the hyphal growth of T. mentagrophytes, and the antifungal activity of α-terpineol was less effective. The morphological changes of the fungus exposed to the terpenes were observed by electron microscopy. The hyphae were distorted and collapsed at 0.2, 0.4 and 1 mg/ml of eugenol, nerolidol and α-terpineol respectively, and cell membrane and organelles were irreversibly damaged at 0.2 mg/ml citral. These suggested that four terpenes possess antifungal activity against T. mentagrophytes, and the activity might lead to irreversible cellular disruption.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	290-296
Number of pages	7
Journal	Fitoterapia
Volume	80
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2009.03.007
State	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

α-Terpineol
Citral
Electron microscopy
Eugenol
Nerolidol
Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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Effect of citral, eugenol, nerolidol and α-terpineol on the ultrastructural changes of Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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