FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (9): 119-123.

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Antifungal Effects and Mechanism of Bioactive Components of Allinm chinense on Candida albicans

 MENG  Song, HU  Sheng-Biao, XIE  Wei-An, DING  Xue-Zhi, SUN  Yun-Jun, XIA  Li-Qiu   

  1. College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Microbiology and Biotechnology Key Lab Hunan Province University
  • Online:2005-09-15 Published:2011-09-20

Abstract: The bioactive components of Allium chinense inhibited multiplication of Candida albicans and its minimal inhibiting concentrations(MIC) was 0. 2%(V/V). The leakage of 260nm absorbing materials was increased in a dose-dependent manner after C.albicans treated by the bioactive components. The bioactive components inhibited glucose-induced acidification of the medium and increased Methylene Blue staining, also in a dose-dependent manner. The structure of β-(1-3)-D-glucan , which is a main composition of C.albicans cell wall, was changed by the bioactive components, analyzing by FT-Infrared spectrometer.

Key words: Allium chinense, bioactive components, antifungal, cell permeability, medium acidification, β-(1-3)-D-glucan