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Title:		Agastache honey has superior antifungal activity in comparison with important commercial honeys
Author(s):		Anand S; Deighton M; Livanos G; Pang ECK; Mantri N;
Address:		"The Pangenomics Group, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, 3083, Victoria, Australia. sush.anand@gmail.com. The Pangenomics Group, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, 3083, Victoria, Australia. Kenkay Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd., Smeaton Grange, 2567, NSW, Australia. The Pangenomics Group, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, 3083, Victoria, Australia. nitin.mantri@rmit.edu.au"
Journal Title:		Sci Rep
Year:		2019
Volume:		20191203
Issue:		1
Page Number:		18197 -
DOI:		10.1038/s41598-019-54679-w
ISSN/ISBN:		2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking)
Abstract:		"There is an urgent need for new effective antifungal agents suitable for the treatment of superficial skin infections, since acquired resistance of fungi to currently available agents is increasing. The antifungal activity of mono-floral Agastache honey and commercially available honeys were tested against dermatophytes (T. mentagrophytes and T. rubrum) and C. albicans (ATCC 10231 and a clinical isolate) by agar well diffusion and micro-dilution (AWD and MD). In AWD and MD assays, Agastache honey was effective at 40% concentration against dermatophytes (zone diameter, 19.5-20 mm) and C. albicans with the same MIC and MFC values indicating fungicidal activity. Tea tree honey was effective at 80% concentration (zone diameter, 14 mm) against dermatophytes and at 40% concentration against T. mentagrophytes and C. albicans. Manuka was effective at 80% concentration only against T. mentagrophytes (zone diameter, 12 mm) and at 40% against T. rubrum and C. albicans with fungistatic activity. Similar to the AWD results, Jelly bush, Super Manuka, and Jarrah showed no activity against dermatophytes but showed some activity against C. albicans. Headspace volatiles of six honeys were isolated by SPME and identified by GC-MS. The characteristic chemical markers for each honey were as follows: Agastache- Phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) and Estragole; Manuka and Tea-tree- Acetanisole and Methyl 3,5-dimethoxybenzoate; Jelly bush- Linalool and Nonanal; Super Manuka- Methyl 3,5-dimethoxybenzoate and Nonanal; Jarrah- Isophorone and Nonanoic acid. Overall, analysis of the bioactive compound content and antifungal activity of Agastache honey indicated possible use as an antifungal agent for management of superficial fungal infections"
Keywords:		Agastache/*chemistry Antifungal Agents/*pharmacology Apitherapy/*methods Arthrodermataceae/drug effects Candida albicans/drug effects Dermatomyositis/microbiology/*therapy *Honey Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests;
Notes:		"MedlineAnand, Sushil Deighton, Margaret Livanos, George Pang, Edwin Chi Kyong Mantri, Nitin eng Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2019/12/05 Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 3; 9(1):18197. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54679-w"