Determination of Antifungal Activity Against Invasive Candidiasis Agents and Trace Element Content of Fig Tree Latex Samples Obtained From Trabzon Province

Candidiasis is a major health concern causing both morbidity and mortality. The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant fungi associated with life-threatening systemic mycoses, led constant need for new antifungal agents. Herbal medicines have been tried this purpose centuries. effect fig tree latex has reported some trace elements such as zinc were effects. aim study was to determine the element content in-vitro activity sample against C. albicans, glabrata, tropicalis Krusei. Fig samples obtained from four different at Trabzon province in July 2019. broth microdilution technique performed investigate standard Candida strains level detected Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) analyzer. most powerful reached concentration 0.5 albicans tropicalis, 0.125 krusei glabrata latex. According analysis, magnesium had highest level, followed by calcium phosphorus. Selenium, aluminium, lead nickel levels too low be measured. As conclusion, an potential species may caused high that it contains, however more studies are needed understand therapeutic effects