Synthesis, characterization and evaluation biological activity of some 2-mercaptobinzemidazol complexes by Anfal Salam Al-Mahdawi, Noor Sabah Al-Obaidi, Amna Ali Ahmad, Tabarak Ali Jumaa, Zahraa Ali Abas, Haider Salah Mahdi

“…The synthesized complexes were assessed for their biological activity against different four types of bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, spherical bacteria, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Klebsiella pneumoniae), in addition to a type of Fungus, Candida albicans, the comparison include the activity of the complexes in relation to the antibiotic penicillin and the activity of 2-mercaptobenzomidazole, the prepared complexes had the highest biological activity compared to ligand and the antibiotic penicillin, the best prepared complex was the cadmium complex, the diameter of inhibition ranged between (27–36 nm) against bacteria and (40 nm) against the fungus, the complexes can be suggested as a more activity antibiotic than ligand and penicillin.…”
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The Relationship Between Cervicovaginal Infection, Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Romanian Women by Anca Daniela Brăila, Cristian-Viorel Poalelungi, Cristina-Crenguţa Albu, Constantin Marian Damian, Laurențiu Mihai Dȋră, Andreea-Mariana Bănățeanu, Claudia Florina Bogdan-Andreescu

“…In 53.20% of cases, vaginal infections were identified, with <i>Candida albicans</i> most frequently associated with HPV. …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Extracts Obtained from Raw and Fermented Wild Macrofungus, Lenzites quercina by Olusola Clement Ogidi, Victor Olusegun Oyetayo, Bamidele Juliet Akinyele

“…Extracts of L. quercina and its purified fractions exhibited wider range of inhibition (4 mm to 26 mm) on Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 29213), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), Escherichia coli (ATCC 35218), Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Salmonella typhi, Bacillus cereus, Enterococcus faecalis, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus niger. The antimicrobial effects of L. quercina extracts indicate that this wild macrofungus contains significant amount of pharmacological agents, which could be extracted to curb the menace of antibiotic resistances by pathogenic organisms.…”
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A New Combination Formula for Treatment of Fungal Keratitis: An Experimental Study by Hala Mohamed El-Mofty, Mohamad Amr Salah Eddin Abdelhakim, Mohamed Farid El-Miligi, Mohamed A. El-Nabarawi, Islam Ahmed Hamed Khalil

“…Both eyes of rabbits were inoculated with Candida albicans. The left eye of all rabbits received the combination formulae. …”
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Antimicrobial Evaluation of Anthraquinones and Preanthraquinone from the Root Extract of Aloe kefaensis by Tamiru Fayisa Diriba, Negera Abdissa, Melaku Meshesha, Soressa Gershe Ayana

“…Then, each solvent extract was evaluated for its in vitro antimicrobial activity against four bacterial (Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella typhimurium, and Staphylococcus aureus) and one fungal (Candida albicans) strains using the agar disk diffusion method. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, X-Ray Crystal Structure, and Antimicrobial Activity of 1,1′-(3,4-Diphenylthieno[2,3-b]thiophene-2,5-diyl)diethanone by Yahia Nasser Mabkhot, Fahad D. Aldawsari, S. S. Al-Showiman, Assem Barakat, M. Iqbal Choudhary, Sammer Yousuf

“…Compound 4 was found to be active against Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus pneumoniae) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) and also was found to be active against fungi (Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans).…”
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Microbiologic studies on mastitis in sheep by Mehmet ATEŞ, Osman ERGANİŞ, Osman KAYA, Mehmet ÇORLU

“…<p> The percent values of isolated microorganisms were found as below : 57.3 % Staph. aureus, 9.0 % for E. coli, 7.9 %for Bacillus ssp. 5.0% for B. cereus, 5.0% for C. pyogenes (Actinomyces pyogenes), 3.4 % for Str. agalactiae, 3.4 % for C. pyogenes (Actinomyces pyogenes), 3.4% for Sir. agalactiae, 3.4% for K. pneumoniae, 3.4 %for Candida albicans, 2.2 % for B. subtilis, 1.1 %for Str. dysgalactiae and 1.1 for Enterobacter ssp.…”
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Mixed Ligand Complexes of N-Methyl-N-phenyl Dithiocarbamate: Synthesis, Characterisation, Antifungal Activity, and Solvent Extraction Studies of the Ligand by Anthony C. Ekennia, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Cyril Ume, Eno E. Ebenso

“…The compounds were screened for three human pathogenic fungi: Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, and Candida albicans. The cobalt complex showed the best antifungal activity among the test compounds. …”
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Synthesis and In Vitro Antimicrobial and Anthelminthic Evaluation of Naphtholic and Phenolic Azo Dyes by Joseph Kwasi Adu, Cedric Dzidzor Kodjo Amengor, Nurudeen Mohammed Ibrahim, Cynthia Amaning-Danquah, Charles Owusu Ansah, Dorcas Dzifa Gbadago, Joseph Sarpong-Agyapong

“…The antimicrobial activity of 2-naphtholic and phenolic azo compounds was determined against seven microbial species, Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Streptococcus pyrogenes (clinical), and Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212), Salmonella typhi (clinical), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), Escherichia coli (ATCC 251922), and Candida albicans (ATCC 10231), using the high-throughput spot culture growth inhibition assay (HT-SPOTi). …”
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Novel mitochondrial-targeted alkyl chains act as fungal specific inhibitors of C. neoformans by Elizabeth S. M. Edrich, Luke Young, John Spencer, Andrew McGown, Anthony L. Moore, Campbell W. Gourlay

“…Here we test the efficacy of mitochondrially-targeted Colletochlorin B, which has been shown to inhibit the Aox of Candida albicans in vitro. Two derivatives of Colletochlorin B, which we modified to improve delivery to mitochondria, were identified as putative fungal-specific inhibitors. …”
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Bioactive Potential of 3D-Printed Oleo-Gum-Resin Disks: B. papyrifera, C. myrrha, and S. benzoin Loading Nanooxides—TiO2, P25, Cu2O, and MoO3 by Diogo José Horst, Sergio Mazurek Tebcherani, Evaldo Toniolo Kubaski, Rogério de Almeida Vieira

“…Disks were 3D-printed into model geometries (10 × 5 mm) and the disk-diffusion methodology was used for the evaluation of antimicrobial and antifungal activity of materials in study against the clinical isolates: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans. Due to their intrinsic properties, disks containing resins in pure state mostly prevent surface-associated growth; meanwhile, disks loaded with 10% oxides prevent planktonic growth of microorganisms in the susceptibility assay. …”
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Synthesis and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of Aminonaphthoquinones and Benzo[b]phenazine-6,11-dione Derivatives as Potential Antibacterial and Antifungal Compounds by Amaç Fatih Tuyun, Nilüfer Bayrak, Hatice Yıldırım, Nihal Onul, Emel Mataraci Kara, Berna Ozbek Celik

“…The results suggest that compounds 3d and 3g had potent antifungal activity against Candida albicans (MIC = 78.12 μg/mL). All synthesized compounds (3a–h, 4a–c) possessed activity against E. faecalis with MIC values of between 312.5 and 1250 μg/mL. …”
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Resistance Modulation Action, Time-Kill Kinetics Assay, and Inhibition of Biofilm Formation Effects of Plumbagin from Plumbago zeylanica Linn by Emmanuel B. A. Adusei, Reimmel K. Adosraku, James Oppong-Kyekyeku, Cedric D. K. Amengor, Yakubu Jibira

“…In the resistance modulation study, MICs of the standard drugs were redetermined in the presence of subinhibitory concentration of plumbagin (4 μg/mL), and plumbagin was found to either potentiate or reduce the activities of these standard drugs with the highest potentiation recorded up to 12-folds for ketoconazole against Candida albicans. Plumbagin was found to be bacteriostatic and fungistatic from the time-kill kinetics study. …”
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Fungal Bezoar: A Rare Cause of Ureteral Obstruction by Nabil Zeineddine, Wissam Mansour, Sandy El Bitar, Marco Campitelli, Neville Mobarakai

“…Symptoms recurred in 4 weeks, and repeated urine culture grew Candida albicans and CT scan showed same high density material within the right moiety of the horseshoe kidney. …”
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7-Chloroquinolin-4-yl Arylhydrazone Derivatives: Synthesis and Antifungal Activity by Auri R. Duval, Pedro H. Carvalho, Maieli C. Soares, Daniela P. Gouvêa, Geonir M. Siqueira, Rafael G. Lund, Wilson Cunico

“…Fifteen 7-chloro-4-arylhydrazonequinolines have been evaluated for their in vitro antifungal activity against eight oral fungi: Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. lipolytica, C. tropicalis, C. famata, C. glabrata, Rhodutorula mucilaginosa, and R. glutinis. …”
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Pharmacokinetics, biological effects, and distribution of (1→3)-β-D-glucan in blood and organs in rabbits by Minoru Yoshida, Robert I. Roth, Carl Grunfeld, Kenneth R. Feingold, Jack Levin

“…The pharmacokinetics, biological effects and distribution in blood and organs of 125I-labeled (1→3)-β-D-glucan purified from Candida albicans were analyzed in rabbits during the 24-h period following an intravenous administration.The intravascular half-life of (1→3)-β- D-glucan was 1.8 min in the low-dose group (9.3 μg/kg) and 1.4 min in the high-dose group (222 μg/kg), and the mean (±SD) total body clearance was 1.12 ± 0.30 and 1.17 ± 0.16 ml/min, respectively. …”
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3-Methyl-4-Nitrobenzoate Derivates as Antifungal Drug Candidates: Biological and In Silico Evaluation by Alana R. Ferreira, Yunierkis P. Castillo, Ana C. M. Andrade, Diego F. Nóbrega, João Paulo G. de Oliveira, Tamires C. Lima, Ricardo D. de Castro, Damião P. de Sousa

“…In this study, eleven 3-methyl-4-nitrobenzoate derivates were prepared and evaluated against four Candida strains (Candida albicans ATCC-90028, C. glabrata 90,030, C. krusei 34,125, and C. guilliermondii 207). …”
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Synthesis, Molecular Docking Studies, and Antifungal Activity Evaluation of New Benzimidazole-Triazoles as Potential Lanosterol 14α-Demethylase Inhibitors by Nafiz Öncü Can, Ulviye Acar Çevik, Begüm Nurpelin Sağlık, Serkan Levent, Büşra Korkut, Yusuf Özkay, Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı, Ali Savaş Koparal

“…The final compounds were screened for antifungal activity against Candida glabrata (ATCC 90030), Candida krusei (ATCC 6258), Candida parapsilosis (ATCC 22019), and Candida albicans (ATCC 24433). Compounds 5i and 5s exhibited significant inhibitory activity against Candida strains with MIC50 values ranging from 0.78 to 1.56 μg/mL. …”
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Biosynthesis of Organic Nanocomposite Using Pistacia vera L. Hull: An Efficient Antimicrobial Agent by Omolbanin Bakhshi, Ghodsieh Bagherzade, Pouya Ghamari kargar

“…CuNP and CSS NC antimicrobial activity was examined by both well diffusion and determination MIC methods against four bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and two fungi Aspergillus Niger and Candida albicans. CuNPs and CSS NC showed significant antimicrobial activity on the samples, preventing the growth of bacteria and fungi at very low concentrations. …”
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Phytochemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Jasonia glutinosa L.: The First Report for the Plant Growing in North Africa by Hamdoon A. Mohammed, Abdulnaser Kh. Abdulkarim, Abdullah D. Alamami, Fatma A. Elshibani

“…., Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimurium, Candida albicans, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The weak antimicrobial effect of the plant did not support the claim of traditional use of the plant as an antimicrobial agent.…”
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