Monoterpene antifungal activities: evaluating geraniol, citronellal, and linalool on Candida biofilm, host inflammatory responses, and structure-activity relationships

• Main Authors: Priscilla Guimarães Silva Vasconcelos (Author), Kyu Min Lee (Author), Gabriel Flores Abuna (Author), Edja Maria Melo Brito Costa (Author), Ramiro Mendonça Murata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Introduction: Despite the rising concern with fungal resistance, a myriad of molecules has yet to be explored. Geraniol, linalool, and citronellal are monoterpenes with the same molecular formula (C10H18O), however, neither the effect of these compounds on inflammatory axis induced by Candida spp. n...