IBUPROFEN, A UNIQUE ANTIINFLAMMATORY COMPOUND WITH ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST DERMATOPHYTES

Authors
SANYAL AK ROY D CHOWDHURY B BANERJEE AB
Citation
Ak. Sanyal et al., IBUPROFEN, A UNIQUE ANTIINFLAMMATORY COMPOUND WITH ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST DERMATOPHYTES, Letters in applied microbiology, 17(3), 1993, pp. 109-111
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Letters in applied microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02668254
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
109 - 111
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-8254(1993)17:3<109:IAUACW>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Ibuprofen showed significant antifungal activity in vitro against derm atophytes at pH 5 (MIC: 5-40 mug ml-1). In this respect it is comparat ively more efficient than two well known and medically used antifungal compounds, benzoic and salicylic acids. This compound with anti-infla mmatory activity which is not found in any other conventional antifung al organic acids, may have clinical prospects.