Morandim-Giannetti, Andreia de Araujo [UNESP]Pin, Aline RingisPietro, Natalia Ama SantoOliveira, Haroldo Cesar de [UNESP]Mendes-Giannini, Maria José Soares [UNESP]Alécio, Alberto Camilo [UNESP]Kato, Massuo Jorge [UNESP]Oliveira, Jose Eduardo de [UNESP]Furlan, Maysa [UNESP]2015-05-152015-05-152010Journal of Medicinal Plant Research, v. 4, n. 17, p. 1810-1814, 2010.1996-0875http://hdl.handle.net/11449/123584This study was addressed to investigate the composition and antifungal activity of essential oils from leaves of Piperaceae species (Piper aduncum, Piper amalago, Piper cernuum, Piper diospyrifolium, Piper crassinervium, Piper gaudichaudianum, Piper solmsianum, Piper regnellii, Piper tuberculatum, Piper umbelata and Peperomia obtusifolia) against Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. krusei and Cryptococcus neoformans. The essential oils from P. aduncum, P. gaudichaudianum and P. solmsianum showed the highest antifungal activity against Cryptococcus neoformans with the MIC of 62.5, 62.5 and 3.9 mg.mL-1, respectively. The oil from P. gaudichaudianum showed activity against C. krusei with MIC of 31.25 mg.mL-1.1810-1814engPiperaceaePiperPeperomiaessential oil compositionAntifungal ActivityGC-MSArtigo10.5897/JMPR09.303Acesso abertoISSN1996-0875-2010-04-17-1810-1814.pdf93521413793638777948388584717287311119376994167028576992687952438972540207861201130804279478687263550994715312730000-0002-8059-0826