EFFICACY OZONIZED VEGETABLE OILS IN THE INACTIVATION OF CANDIDA ALBICANS

Authors

  • Vanessa Barbosa Gimenez Author
  • Andressa Barbosa Gimenez Author
  • Alice Ferreira de Lima Author
  • Elena Carla Batista Mendes Author
  • Jussara Britto Batista Gonçalves Author
  • Emília Batista Mourão Tiol Author
  • Flávia Cristina Custódio Author
  • Dora Inés Kozusny Andreani Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56238/arev7n9-323

Keywords:

Candida, Antifungals, Medicinal Plants, Ozone

Abstract

Ozonized oils have antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral effects. In this context, the objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of ozonazed vegetable oils in the in vitro inactivation of Candida albicans ATCC 25923. To analyze the antifungal activity, vegetable oils of coconut, palm oil, sunflower, olive and pequi, all fresh and ozonized in concentrations ranging from 0.32% to 100%. The minimum inhibitory concentration was determined by the plate microdilution method, and then the minimum fungicidal concentration and the fungicidal kinetics of the oils were verified. The results showed that the vegetable oils of sunflower, coconut, palm oil, pequi and olive, in natura and ozonized, inactivated Candida albicans. However the in natura oils of palm, sunflower and coconut presented minimum inhibitory and fungicidal concentrations higher than those of ozonized oils, while those of olive and pequi did not show differences. Regarding the ability to reduce colony-forming units as a function of time, it was found that olive and pequi oils, ozonated and in natura, were more effective. Based on the results, the vegetable oils indicate the possibility of using them in the therapy of Candida spp.

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2025-09-30

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GIMENEZ , Vanessa Barbosa; GIMENEZ, Andressa Barbosa; DE LIMA, Alice Ferreira; MENDES, Elena Carla Batista; GONÇALVES, Jussara Britto Batista; TIOL, Emília Batista Mourão; CUSTÓDIO, Flávia Cristina; ANDREANI , Dora Inés Kozusny. EFFICACY OZONIZED VEGETABLE OILS IN THE INACTIVATION OF CANDIDA ALBICANS. ARACÊ , [S. l.], v. 7, n. 9, p. e8560 , 2025. DOI: 10.56238/arev7n9-323. Disponível em: https://periodicos.newsciencepubl.com/arace/article/view/8560. Acesso em: 8 dec. 2025.