Extracts from roots of the common vegetable Cichorium intybus L., appreciated for its bitter taste, were studied to investigate their possible antifungal activity.The extracts were ineffective on geophilic species and on tested phytopathogens, with the exception of Pytium ultimum, whereas they inhibited the growth of zoophilic and anthropophilic dermatophytes, in particular Trichophyton tonsurans, whose treatment caused morphological anomalies, here observed by scanning electron microscopy. This behaviour is discussed on the basis of the presence in the cichory extract of the two main sesquiterpene lactones, 8-deoxylactucin and 11b, 13-dihydrolactucin.
Chichory extracts from Cichorium intybus L. as potential antifungals .
MARES, Donatella;TOSI, Barbara;ANDREOTTI, Elisa;
2005
Abstract
Extracts from roots of the common vegetable Cichorium intybus L., appreciated for its bitter taste, were studied to investigate their possible antifungal activity.The extracts were ineffective on geophilic species and on tested phytopathogens, with the exception of Pytium ultimum, whereas they inhibited the growth of zoophilic and anthropophilic dermatophytes, in particular Trichophyton tonsurans, whose treatment caused morphological anomalies, here observed by scanning electron microscopy. This behaviour is discussed on the basis of the presence in the cichory extract of the two main sesquiterpene lactones, 8-deoxylactucin and 11b, 13-dihydrolactucin.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
