The Effect of the Acetone Extract of Arctotis arctotoides (Asteraceae) on the Growth and Ultrastructure of Some Opportunistic Fungi Associated with HIV/AIDS
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Inhibition of Fungal Growth
2.2. Results of SEM
2.3. Results of EDXS
3. Discussion
4. Experimental Section
4.1. Plant Material and Culture Conditions
4.2. Inhibition of Fungal Growth
4.3. SEM and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDXS)
5. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
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Concentration of plant extract (mg/mL) | Inhibition of mycelial growth (%) a | |||
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Af | Cg | Ca | Mc | |
0.32 | 0 | 14.3 | 9.4 | 15.6 |
0.63 | 0 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 26.3 |
1.25 | 0 | 14.3 | 25.3 * | 29 * |
2.5 | 0 | 29 * | 41.8 * | 41.4 * |
5 | 9.7 | 25 * | 65.3 * | 59.5 * |
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Otang, W.M.; Grierson, D.S.; Ndip, R.N. The Effect of the Acetone Extract of Arctotis arctotoides (Asteraceae) on the Growth and Ultrastructure of Some Opportunistic Fungi Associated with HIV/AIDS. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12, 9226-9235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12129226
Otang WM, Grierson DS, Ndip RN. The Effect of the Acetone Extract of Arctotis arctotoides (Asteraceae) on the Growth and Ultrastructure of Some Opportunistic Fungi Associated with HIV/AIDS. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2011; 12(12):9226-9235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12129226
Chicago/Turabian StyleOtang, Wilfred M., Donald S. Grierson, and Roland N. Ndip. 2011. "The Effect of the Acetone Extract of Arctotis arctotoides (Asteraceae) on the Growth and Ultrastructure of Some Opportunistic Fungi Associated with HIV/AIDS" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12, no. 12: 9226-9235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12129226