<i>In vitro</i> avarol does affect the growth of <i>Candida</i> sp.

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<p>This work extends <i>in vitro</i> screening of antimicrobial activity of avarol, the marine natural product firstly isolated from the Mediterranean sponge <i>Dysidea avara</i>. Its anticandidial activity was evaluated by microdilution method against eight <i>Candida</i> strains, two ATCC and six clinical ones. At a different extent this compound was proven to be active against all the strains tested (MIC 0.8–6.0 μg/mL and MFC 1.6–12.0 μg/mL, respectively). According to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on avarol activity towards any yeast strain which may be of relevance for Alzheimer’s disease. Indeed, avarol derivatives showing moderate AChE activity should be screened for anticandidial activity both <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>.</p

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