Antifungal activities of quince seed mucilage hydrogel decorated with essential oils of < em > Nigella sativa, Citrus sinensis < /em > and < em > Cinnamon verum < /em >
CONCLUSION: The proposed plant-based nano formulation shown promising in vitro antifungal activities against C. albicans and M. furfur strains and its antifungal properties were comparable with commercially available agents like clotrimazole. The new formulation expected to be safe with minimum long-term side effects. Further investigations are underway to confirm the safety and the mechanism of the action of this new herbal formulation.PMID:34540174 | PMC:PMC8416591 | DOI:10.18502/ijm.v13i3.6398
Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Mehdi Mirzaii Marzieh Yaeghoobi Meysam Afzali Neginsadat Amirkhalili Majid Mahmoodi Esmaeil Babakhanzadeh Sajirani Source Type: research
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