Comparison of aglycon and glycosidic saponin extracts of tuber against spp.

Journal: Current medical mycology
Published Date: Jun 1, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Candidiasis, an important fungal infection, is considered the fourth most common nosocomial blood stream infection. Nowadays, because of increased fungal resistance to antibiotics, the use of herbal medicine has gained particular attention. species are medicinal plants containing triterpenoid saponins, which are shown to have antimicrobial properties.

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  • S T Sajjadi
    Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
  • A Saboora
    Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
  • P Mohammadi
    Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

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