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FUNGICIDAL ACTION OF CAPRYLIC ACID FOR CANDIDA ALBICANS
Author(s) -
Tsukahara Tohru
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
japanese journal of microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0021-5139
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1961.tb00217.x
Subject(s) - caprylic acid , candida albicans , library science , medicine , chemistry , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , fatty acid
The anti-fungal effects of certain fatty acids have been demonstrated by several investigators1-6). Above all undecylenic acid 10-hendecenoic acid) has been widely applied in the treatment of dermatomycosis. Recently, Neuhauser and Gustus (1954)6) reported that a new therapeutic agent, consisting of saturated complexes of an acid-adsorbing resin and certain fatty acids, particularly caprylic acid, appeared to be successful for the treatment of severe intestinal candidiasis. The caprylic acid-resin complex exerted an excellent inhibition of