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KMID : 1234420110390040387
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Korean Journal of Microbiololgy and Biotechnology
2011 Volume.39 No. 4 p.387 ~ p.389
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Cytyotoxicity and Anti-Malassezia Activity of Limonene
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Lee Jeong-Hyun
Lee Jae-Sug
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Abstract
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A previous study of ours indicated that Citrus auranifoli oil possesses antifungal activity against Malassezia furfur and Malassezia pachydermatis. In this study, we evaluated the anti-M. furfur and M. pachydermatis activities of limonene, which is a major component of C. aurantifolia oil, using the disk diffusion method. We also examined cytotoxicity against human normal epithelial (Beas-2B) cells using the cytopathic effect reduction (CPE) method. The results revealed that the minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) value of limonene is lower than the value for itraconazole. The MFC value of limonene was seen to be 7.81 /mL against M. furfur and 3.90 /mL against M. pachydermatis. MFC values of itraconazole against M. furfur and M. pachydermatis were 62.50 /mL and 31.25 /mL, respectively. In addition, it was noted that limonene was not toxic to Beas-2B cells with normal morphology at a concentration of 100 /mL. However, itraconazole exhibited weak toxicity at the same concentration. Therefore, our results indicate that limonene could potentially be effective at controlling M. furfur and M. pachydermatis infections with no cytotoxicity.
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KEYWORD
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Anti-Malassezia, cytotoxicity, limonene
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