Antifungal Activity of Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel) Essential Oils against the Main Onychomycosis-Causing Dermatophytes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Origin and Composition of Essential Oils
2.2. Microbial Strains and Inoculum Preparation
2.3. Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
3. Results
Antifungal Susceptibility Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Component | Naissence® | Marnys® | Esencias Lozano® |
---|---|---|---|
Terpinen-4-ol | 41.90% | 44.84% | 40.76% |
Alpha terpineol | n.d. | 2.78% | 4.41% |
Eucalyptol | 2.30% | 4.23% | 1.74% |
Para Mentha-1,4-Diene | 22.20% | n.d. | n.d. |
Alpha Terpinene | 10.90% | 10.92% | 10.10% |
Gammaterpinene | n.d. | 22.31% | 20.23% |
Alpha Terpinolene | 3.0% | n.d. | n.d. |
Terpinolene | n.d. | 2.77% | 3.17% |
Alpha Pinene | 3.90% | 3.94% | 2.17% |
Beta Pinene | n.d. | 0.38% | n.d. |
Para Cymene | 3.60% | 2.72% | 2.44% |
Limonene | 2.80% | 2.67% | n.d. |
Sabinene | 0.20% | 0.24% | n.d. |
Aromadendrene | 0.70% | 2.13% | 0.45% |
Aromadendrene Isomer | n.d. | 0.09% | n.d. |
Allo Aromandendrene | n.d. | 0.31% | n.d. |
Cadinene | n.d. | 0.01% | n.d. |
Delta Cadineno | n.d. | n.d. | 1.62% |
Globulol | n.d. | 0.24% | n.d. |
Viridiflorol | n.d. | 0.06% | n.d. |
Para Ment-3-Ene | n.d. | 0.08% | n.d. |
Beta Myrcene | n.d. | 0.07% | n.d. |
Alpha Phellandrene | n.d. | 0.15% | n.d. |
Linalool | n.d. | 0.03% | n.d. |
Beta Caryophyllene | n.d. | 0.17% | 0.27% |
Cis-P-Menth-2-En-1-Ol | n.d. | 0.07% | n.d. |
Cadina-3,5-Diene | n.d. | 0.23% | n.d. |
Zonarene | n.d. | 0.04% | n.d. |
Alpha Humulene + Cis-Piperitol | n.d. | 0.05% | n.d. |
Neral | n.d. | 0.05% | n.d. |
Ledene | n.d. | 0.78% | n.d. |
Alpha Muurolene + B-Selinene | n.d. | 0.09% | n.d. |
Geranial + A-Selinene | n.d. | 0.14% | n.d. |
Spathulenol | n.d. | 0.00% | n.d. |
Strain | Units | Esencias Lozano® | Naissance® | Marnys® | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | ||
T. schoenleinii | % (v/v) | 0.4 3.582 | 0.4 3.582 | 0.4 3.582 | 0.4 3.582 | 0.4 3.582 | 0.4 3.582 |
mg/L | |||||||
T. tonsurans | % (v/v) | 0.09 805.95 | 0.09 805.95 | 0.09 805.95 | 0.09 805.95 | 0.09 805.95 | 0.09 805.95 |
mg/L | |||||||
T. rubrum | % (v/v) | 0.03 268.65 | 0.03 268.65 | 0.03 268.65 | 0.03 268.65 | 0.03 268.65 | 0.03 268.65 |
mg/L |
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Mingorance Álvarez, E.; Villar Rodríguez, J.; López Ripado, O.; Mayordomo, R. Antifungal Activity of Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel) Essential Oils against the Main Onychomycosis-Causing Dermatophytes. J. Fungi 2024, 10, 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10100675
Mingorance Álvarez E, Villar Rodríguez J, López Ripado O, Mayordomo R. Antifungal Activity of Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel) Essential Oils against the Main Onychomycosis-Causing Dermatophytes. Journal of Fungi. 2024; 10(10):675. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10100675
Chicago/Turabian StyleMingorance Álvarez, Esther, Julia Villar Rodríguez, Olga López Ripado, and Raquel Mayordomo. 2024. "Antifungal Activity of Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel) Essential Oils against the Main Onychomycosis-Causing Dermatophytes" Journal of Fungi 10, no. 10: 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10100675
APA StyleMingorance Álvarez, E., Villar Rodríguez, J., López Ripado, O., & Mayordomo, R. (2024). Antifungal Activity of Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel) Essential Oils against the Main Onychomycosis-Causing Dermatophytes. Journal of Fungi, 10(10), 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10100675