@article{article_1486487, title={Antimycotic activity and in-silico validation of bioactive compounds of Roccella montagnei Bél. against clinically isolated onychomycosis fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes (C.P. Robin) Sabour}, journal={Environmental Research and Technology}, volume={8}, pages={564–570}, year={2025}, DOI={10.35208/ert.1486487}, author={Giri, Monalisha and Parida, Sagarika}, keywords={Antifungal activity, Dermatophytosis, in-silico, Trichophyton mentagrophytes}, abstract={Dermatophytes are the most common slow growing contagious agents of cutaneous mycosis and persist as a significant public health issues despite of the availability of a number of antifungal medications. Trichophyton mentagrophytes (C.P. Robin) Sabour. is one of the fungal species which influences the dermatophytic diseases. A wide range of clinical dermatophytosis could infect scalp, face, hand, fingernails, toenails, feet, and also produce jock itch and ring worm of the body. Generally, terbinafine, is used to treat dermatophytosis induced by Trichophyton species. In most of the cases, synthetic anti-mycotic drugs fail over time resulting in development of resistant strains. Sustainable use of herbal sources has been recognised as novel therapeutic drugs to treat dermatophytic disorders. However, few reports are available on antimycotic activity of lichen species. Therefore, in this study, lichen species such as Roccella montagnei Bél was collected from prime locality of Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Antifungal potency of ethanol and methanol extractives of R. montagnei was screened by disc diffusion method against the clinical isolates of T. Mentagrophytes and standard deviation and error was calculated. The overall study resulted with a positive output and validated through in-silico database. Hence the entire study is based on biomedical evaluation and sustainable use of natural plant supplements for the benefit of human society.}, number={3}, publisher={Mehmet Sinan Bilgili}, organization={Centurion University of Technology and Management}