Therapeutic switching: from antidermatophytic essential oils to new leishmanicidal products

This study examined whether the antidermatophytic activity of essential oils (EOs) can be used as an indicator for the discovery of active natural products against Leishmania amazonensis. The aerial parts of seven plants were hydrodistilled. Using broth microdilution techniques, the obtained EOs wer...

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Main Authors: Emeline Houël, German Gonzalez, Jean-Marie Bessière, Guillaume Odonne, Véronique Eparvier, Eric Deharo, Didier Stien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000100106&lng=en&tlng=en