Table 2 Colony diameters of tryptophol (TOH)-containing emulgels treated fungal pathogens after incubation at 37 °C for 14 days.

From: The study of tryptophol containing emulgel on fungal reduction and skin irritation

Fungal strains

Colony diameter at Day 14 in mm (mean ± SD)

100 µM TOH emulgel

1000 µM TOH emulgel

1000 µM VOZ emulgel

A. fumigatus (AF293)

No growth

No growth

No growth

A. fumigatus (CL-262)

7.50 ± 1.050b

No growtha

8.00 ± 0.95b

A. recifei (ATCC 36328)

8.50 ± 1.05b

No growtha

11.50 ± 2.45b

B. bassiana (ATCC 74040)

24.50 ± 0.70b

19.50 ± 2.15a

27.50 ± 1.50c

B. maydis

14.50 ± 1.05b

3.50 ± 0.95a

18.50 ± 3.40b

C. albicans (ATCC 90028)

No growth

No growth

No growth

C. albicans (ATCC 96901)

No growth

No growth

No growth

C. dubliniensis (ATCC MYA-646)

No growth

No growth

No growth

C. gattii (ATCC 56992)

No growth

No growth

7.00 ± 1.50b

C. neoformans (ATCC 32045)

No growth

No growth

4.50 ± 2.10b

C. tropicalis

No growth

No growth

No growth

E. dermatitidis (ATCC 76204)

9.00 ± 2.80b

No growtha

9.50 ± 2.75b

E. floccosum (ATCC 52066)

3.50 ± 1.50b

No growtha

9.50 ± 1.00c

F. pedrosoi

12.50 ± 3.15b

No growtha

10.50 ± 3.55b

L. elongisporus (ATCC 11503)

No growth

No growth

2.50 ± 0.90b

L. prolificans (CM324)

11.50 ± 1.00c

No growtha

8.50 ± 1.15b

M. canis

No growth

No growth

No growth

M. furfur (ATCC 12078)

No growth

No growth

No growth

M. gypseum

No growth

No growth

No growth

Mucor spp.

No growth

No growth

No growth

Rhizopus spp.

No growth

No growth

No growth

S. apiospermum (CBS 117410)

No growth

No growth

No growth

S. boydii (CBS 120157)

No growth

No growth

No growth

S. schenckii (ATCC 58251)

No growtha

No growtha

3.00 ± 1.95b

T. asahii (ATCC 90039)

No growth

No growth

No growth

T. marneffei

8.00 ± 0.85a

10.00 ± 1.00b

11.50 ± 2.45b

T. mentagrophytes (ATCC MYA-4439)

No growth

No growth

No growth

T. rubrum (ATCC MYA-4438)

No growth

No growth

No growth

T. tonsurans

No growth

No growth

No growth

T. verrucosum

6.50 ± 0.75b

No growtha

8.00 ± 0.65b

  1. TOH Tryptophol, VOZ voriconazole.
  2. a–cIndicates statistically significant P<0.05 in each experimental condition by two-way ANOVA.