Anti-Candida albicans effectiveness of citral and investigation of mode of action. 2012

Igara Oliveira Lima, and Fernanda de Medeiros Nóbrega, and Wylly Araújo de Oliveira, and Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima, and Everardo Albuquerque Menezes, and Francisco Afrânio Cunha, and Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo Diniz
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Centro de Ciências da Saúde-CCS, Universidade Federal da Paraíba-UFPB, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil. igaralima@yahoo.com.br

BACKGROUND Candidiasis is a mycosis caused by Candida species, which is of clinical importance due to the increase in resistant yeasts. Candida infection has been a serious health problem due to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. Therefore, it is necessary to study molecules with an antifungal action. Citral is a monoterpene with known pharmacological properties, including antimicrobial action. OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of citral and the probable mode of action. METHODS The MIC of citral was determined by the broth microdilution method using Sabouraud dextrose medium. Additionally, the interference of citral in cell wall (sorbitol assay) and the binding of citral to ergosterol and cholesterol were studied, carried out by broth microdilution method. RESULTS The MIC and MFC of citral were 512 and 1024 µg/mL, respectively. The MIC of amphotericin B was 1 µg/mL. The mechanism of action did not involve either the cell wall or ergosterol. However, the presence of cholesterol increased the MIC of citral to 1024 µg/mL, indicating there is some interaction between citral and cholesterol. Amphotericin B was used as the positive control, and it showed a high MIC in the presence of ergosterol (32 µg/mL), while in the presence of cholesterol MIC increased to 4 µg/mL. CONCLUSIONS Citral inhibits the growth of C. albicans. The probable mechanism of action did not involve the cell wall or ergosterol. Citral is able to interact with cholesterol. More studies are necessary to describe their effects completely.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008826 Microbial Sensitivity Tests Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses). Bacterial Sensitivity Tests,Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial,Minimum Inhibitory Concentration,Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Antibiogram,Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Bacterial Sensitivity Test,Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility,Breakpoint Determination, Antimicrobial Susceptibility,Fungal Drug Sensitivity Tests,Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Sensitivity Test, Bacterial,Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial,Test, Bacterial Sensitivity,Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity,Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests,Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Antibiograms,Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory,Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory,Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum,Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum,Microbial Sensitivity Test,Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations,Sensitivity Test, Microbial,Sensitivity Tests, Microbial,Test, Microbial Sensitivity,Tests, Microbial Sensitivity
D002176 Candida albicans A unicellular budding fungus which is the principal pathogenic species causing CANDIDIASIS (moniliasis). Candida albicans var. stellatoidea,Candida stellatoidea,Dematium albicans,Monilia albicans,Myceloblastanon albicans,Mycotorula albicans,Parasaccharomyces albicans,Procandida albicans,Procandida stellatoidea,Saccharomyces albicans,Syringospora albicans
D002473 Cell Wall The outermost layer of a cell in most PLANTS; BACTERIA; FUNGI; and ALGAE. The cell wall is usually a rigid structure that lies external to the CELL MEMBRANE, and provides a protective barrier against physical or chemical agents. Cell Walls,Wall, Cell,Walls, Cell
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D004875 Ergosterol A steroid occurring in FUNGI. Irradiation with ULTRAVIOLET RAYS results in formation of ERGOCALCIFEROL (vitamin D2). Lumisterol,Pro-Vitamin D2,Provitamin D 2,D2, Pro-Vitamin,Pro Vitamin D2
D000080462 Acyclic Monoterpenes Linear compounds that contain a single monoterpene unit. Monoterpenes, Acyclic
D000666 Amphotericin B Macrolide antifungal antibiotic produced by Streptomyces nodosus obtained from soil of the Orinoco river region of Venezuela. Amphocil,Amphotericin,Amphotericin B Cholesterol Dispersion,Amphotericin B Colloidal Dispersion,Fungizone
D000935 Antifungal Agents Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues. Anti-Fungal Agents,Antifungal Agent,Fungicides, Therapeutic,Antibiotics, Antifungal,Therapeutic Fungicides,Agent, Antifungal,Anti Fungal Agents,Antifungal Antibiotics
D013012 Sorbitol A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications. Glucitol,Medevac,Sorbilax,Yal,klysma Sorbit
D039821 Monoterpenes Compounds with a core of 10 carbons generally formed via the mevalonate pathway from the combination of 3,3-dimethylallyl pyrophosphate and isopentenyl pyrophosphate. They are cyclized and oxidized in a variety of ways. Due to the low molecular weight many of them exist in the form of essential oils (OILS, VOLATILE). Monoterpene,Monoterpenoid,Monoterpenoids

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