Carolina Do Rosário Esteves Guimarães

Investigation of naturally derived compounds with antibiofilm activity against Candida albicans.

Novel compounds from natural sources that can inhibit and eradicate Candida albicans biofilms were investigated. Four compounds (26.7%) inhibited 50% or more biofilm formation at a single dose out of fifteen compounds evaluated. Among them, three terpenoid derivatives (2, 4 and 6) did not show antifungal activity at th...