Effect of cinnamom extract on redial growth of Aspergillus ochraceus and cellular growth of Candida albicans

الملخص EN

The experimental was conducted to study effect of Cinnamom ethanol extracted at concentration (20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mg / ml) on Aspergillus ochraceus and Candida albicans growth by agar disc diffusion method.

Ethanolic extracts of Cinnamon barks showed a significantly inhibition of mycelial growth of Aspergillus ochraceus and cellular growth of Candida albicans.

The highest antifungal inhibition zone of Cinnamon bark extract against Aspergillus ochraceus and Candida albicans was showed at 100mg/ml (2.79 and 2.48 mm respectively) while lowest antifungal inhibition zone for previous fungi was showed at 20mg/ml, (0.81 and 0.51 mm respectively.)