Anti-yeast Activity of the Ethanolic Extracts of Lilium candidum L.

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Authors: P. Mučaji; D. Hudecová ¹; M. Haladová; E. Eisenreichová
Authors‘ workplace: Katedra farmakognózie a botaniky Farmaceutickej fakulty Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava 1Katedra biochémie a mikrobiológie Fakulty chemickej a potravinárskej technológie STU, Bratislava
Published in: Čes. slov. Farm., 2002; , 297-300
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Overview

The paper deals with anti-yeast activity of ethanolic extracts from the flowers and bulbs of Liliumcandidum L., Liliaceae, as well as some compounds isolated from these extracts. Several differentmethods were used for the determination of anti-yeast activity: Lowry method of protein determination,dilution and cultivation method. The extract from the bulbs was shown to be more activethan the extract from the flowers, while isolated compounds were inactive against the tested yeasts.

Key words:
Lilium candidum L. – Candida parapsilosis – anti-yeast activity

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