Monolaurin and Caprylic Acid Kill Candida

Byron's Comments:

Short chain fatty acids can help keep Candida in balance.

Study Title:

In vitro killing of Candida albicans by fatty acids and monoglycerides.

Study Abstract:

The susceptibility of Candida albicans to several fatty acids and their 1-monoglycerides was tested with a short inactivation time, and ultrathin sections were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) after treatment with capric acid. The results show that capric acid, a 10-carbon saturated fatty acid, causes the fastest and most effective killing of all three strains of C. albicans tested, leaving the cytoplasm disorganized and shrunken because of a disrupted or disintegrated plasma membrane. Lauric acid, a 12-carbon saturated fatty acid, was the most active at lower concentrations and after a longer incubation time.

Study Information:

Bergsson G, Arnfinnsson J, Steingrímsson O , Thormar H. In vitro killing of Candida albicans by fatty acids and monoglycerides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother.   2001 November  45(11):3209-12.
Institute of Biology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Full Study:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=11600381

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