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Candida spp. is associated with almost 80% of all nosocomial fungal infections and is considered a major cause of blood stream infections. In humans, Cryptococcosis is a disease of the lungs caused by the fungi Cryptococcus gattii and Cryptococcus neoformans. It can be potentially fatal, especially in immune-compromised patients. In a search for antifungal drugs, Deguelia duckeana extracts were assayed against these two fungi and also against Candida albicans, which causes candidiasis. Hexane branches and CH2Cl2 root extracts as well as the substances 4-hydroxylonchocarpine, 3,5,4′-trimethoxy-4-prenylstilbene and 3′,4′-methylenedioxy-7-methoxyflavone were assayed to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration. Phytochemical study of CH2C2 root and hexane branch extracts from D. duckeana A.M.G. Azevedo, Fabaceae, resulted in the isolation and characterization of nine phenolic compounds: 4-hydroxyderricine, 4-hydroxylonchocarpine, 3′,4′,7-trimethoxy-flavonol, 5,4′-dihydroxy-isolonchocarpine, 4-hydroxyderricidine, derricidine, 3,5,4′-trimethoxy-stilbene, 3′,4′,7-trimethoxyflavone and yangambin. The only active extract was a CH2Cl2 root showing minimal inhibitory concentration 800 μg/ml against C. gattii, and the investigation of compounds obtained from this extract showed that 4-hydroxylonchocarpine was active against all three fungi (C. neoformans, C. gattii and C. albicans). These results suggest that D. duckeana extracts have potential therapeutic value for the treatment of pathogenic fungi.
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NML, LMCC, ACO, JVNM, CVN and JVBS conceived and designed the experiments; NML and JVNM collected the plant sample and made herbarium exsiccates; NML, LMCC, AML, ACO and JVNM performed the experiments; NML, LMCC, AML, JVBS and CVN analyzed the data; JVBS and CVN supervised the laboratory work and contributed with reagents/materials/analysis tools, as well as to critical reading of the manuscript; NML, LMCC and CVN wrote the paper. All the authors have read the final manuscript and approved the submission.
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Lima, N.M., Cursino-Hron, L.M., Lima, A.M. et al. Antifungal activity of extracts and phenolic compounds from Deguelia duckeana. Rev. Bras. Farmacogn. 28, 697–702 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjp.2018.08.004
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