Cytotoxicity and antifungal properties of hydroxychavicol against trichophyton rubrum

• Main Authors: Ridzuan, P. M., Mohamad, Nasir, Ismail, Salwani, Abdul Rahman, Nor Iza, Hamzah, Hairul Aini, Buyong, Zunariah, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Baharudin, Roesnita
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; QR180 Immunology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/64138/1/64138_Cytotoxicity%20and%20Antifungal%20Properties%20_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64138/2/64138_Cytotoxicity%20and%20Antifungal%20Properties%20_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64138/13/64138_Cytotoxicity%20and%20antifungal%20properties_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64138/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_17_no_1/Vol17-No1-p031036.pdf

Hydroxychavicol (HC) is a phenolic compound of betel leaf (Piper betle). It has been reported to have antifungal properties against dermatophytes including T. rubrum. The aim of this study was to identify the effects of the HC against T. rubrum. Broth dilution method was used to determine the mini...