A bioautographic agar overlay method for the detection of antifungal compounds from higher plants

Phytochemical Analysis - Tập 2 Số 5 - Trang 199-203 - 1991
Lila Rahalison1, Matthias Hamburger1, Kurt Hostettmann1, Michel Monod2, E. Frenk2
1Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Ecole de Pharmacie, Université de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland
2Laboratoire de Mycologie, Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland

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AbstractA simple bioautographic agar overlay assay using Candida albicans as the indicator organism for the detection and activity‐guided fractionation of antifungal compounds by thin layer chromatography has been developed. Inhibition of fungal growth was assessed by the detection of dehydrogenase activity with thiazolyl blue (methylthiazolyltetrazolium chloride; MTT). A series of clinically used antimycotic agents were tested in order to determine the sensitivity of the assay. The compatibility of the agar overlay technique with chemically modified silica gel (Diol and RP‐18) plates and with various organic solvents was evaluated. The methodology is also applicable to the search for antibacterial compounds, as shown with Bacillus subtilis as a test organism.

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Phytochemical Analysis

Tập 2 Số 5

199-203

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