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Bioassay directed fractionation of crude extract fromMahonia aquifolium led to the isolation of fraction A (bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid complex, BBI) and a fraction of protoberberine alkaloids, where the major compounds berberine and jatrorrhizine were isolated as their iodides. The antifungal activity of the crude extract, two protoberberine alkaloids and BBI fromM. aquifolium stem bark were evaluated against six strains ofMalassezia spp. The compounds tested were generally found to possess only weak to moderate antifungal properties: the MICs for individual strains were in the range ≤50–≥1000 mg/L.
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Volleková, A., Košťálová, D. & Sochorová, R. Isoquinoline alkaloids fromMahonia aquifolium stem bark are active againstMalassezia spp.. Folia Microbiol 46, 107–111 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02873586
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