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Maria José Gonçalves
Researcher at University of Coimbra
Publications - 103
Citations - 4303
Maria José Gonçalves is an academic researcher from University of Coimbra. The author has contributed to research in topics: Essential oil & Candida albicans. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 98 publications receiving 3600 citations. Previous affiliations of Maria José Gonçalves include University of Aveiro.
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Antifungal activity of Thymus oils and their major compounds
Cidália Pina-Vaz,A. Gonçalves Rodrigues,Eugénia Pinto,Sofia Costa-de-Oliveira,Cristina Azevedo Tavares,Lígia Salgueiro,Carlos Cavaleiro,Maria José Gonçalves,José Martinez-de-Oliveira +8 more
TL;DR: The potent antifungal activity of the essential oils of Thymus on Candida spp.
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Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Thymus pulegioides on Candida, Aspergillus and dermatophyte species.
Eugénia Pinto,Cidália Pina-Vaz,Lígia Salgueiro,Maria José Gonçalves,Sofia Costa-de-Oliveira,Carlos Cavaleiro,Ana Palmeira,Acácio G. Rodrigues,José Martinez-de-Oliveira +8 more
TL;DR: The present study indicates that T. pulegioides essential oil has considerable antifungal activity, deserving further investigation for clinical applications.
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Antifungal activity of Juniperus essential oils against dermatophyte, Aspergillus and Candida strains
TL;DR: This work reports on the antifungal activity of Juniperus essential oils (Juniperus communis ssp. alpina, J. oxycedrus and J. turbinata) empirically used by antIFungal proprieties.
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Essential oil of Daucus carota subsp. halophilus: composition, antifungal activity and cytotoxicity.
Ana Cristina Tavares,Maria José Gonçalves,Carlos Cavaleiro,Maria Teresa Cruz,Maria do Carmo Lopes,Jorge Canhoto,Lígia Salgueiro +6 more
TL;DR: It is possible to find appropriate doses of Daucus carota oil showing both antifungal activity and very low detrimental effect on mammalian cells, as shown in the present study.
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Essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of three Zingiberaceae from S.Tomé e Príncipe.
Ana Paula Martins,Lígia Salgueiro,Maria José Gonçalves,A. Proença da Cunha,R. Vila,Salvador Cañigueral,Vanina Mazzoni,Félix Tomi,Joseph Casanova +8 more
TL;DR: The essential oil composition of three Zingiberaceae widely used as medicinal aromatic plants from S. Tomé and Príncipe, A. danielli and Z. officinale showed antimicrobial activity against all Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria tested, as well as against yeasts and filamentous fungi, using the agar diffusion method.