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ScienceAsia 2 (1976): 202-205 |doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.1976.02.202

 

A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF 2,4,3',5'-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE ON DERMATOPHYTES

 

K. RATANABANANGKOON. N. POOPYRUCHPONG and K. CHAROENSIRI

Summary: 2,4,3',5'-Tetrahydroxystilbene has been shown to inhibit the growth of Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton tonsurans, Microsporum canis, Microsporium gypseum and Epidermophyton floccosum. The minimal inhibitory concentration was 2.0 mM in all cases. It is inactive against Candida albicans.

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Departments of Pharmacology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, Thailand.

Received 19 October 1976