In vitro antimicrobial activity of a new ophthalmic solution containing povidone‐iodine 0.6% (IODIM
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Background: The Lamiaceae (Labiatae) is one of the most diverse and widespread plant families’ in terms of ethno medicine and its medicinal value is based on the volatile oils concentration. This family is important for flavour, fragrance and medicinal properties. Manyplants belonging to this family have indigenous value. Method: The essential oil of Plectranthus gerardianusBenth. (Lamiaceae), was analysed by GC and GC-MS analysis, while the major component was isolated and conformed by NMR spectroscopy. Result: The oil was found to be rich in oxygenated monoterpenes, which contribute around 62% of the total oil. The major components identified were fenchone (22.90%) and carvenone oxide (16.75%), besides other mono and sesquiterpenoids. The in-vitro antimicrobial activity of essential oil was tested against three gram negative bacteria viz. Pasteurellamultocida, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enterica, two gram positive bacteria viz. Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis and two fungi viz. Candida albicans and Aspergillusflavus. The antimicrobial activity of the oil was also compared to the antimicrobial activity of leaf essential oil of another Himalayan plant viz. Nepetacoerulescens. Conclusion: The oil showed in-vitro antimicrobial activity against all the microbial strains and can lessen the ever-growing demand of potentially hazardous antibiotics for treatment.

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Green Synthetic Protocol for (E)-1-Aryl-3-(2-morpholinoquinolin- 3-yl)prop-2-en-1-ones and Their Antimicrobial Activity

Asian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.14233/ajchem.2019.21968 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (9) ◽

pp. 1895-1898

Author(s):

Relangi Siva Subrahmanyam ◽

Venkateswara Rao Anna

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Spectral Data ◽

1H Nmr ◽

13C Nmr ◽

Mass Spectral Data ◽

In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Mass Spectral ◽

Fungal Organisms

We report here an easy, efficient and green synthetic protocol for the (E)-1-aryl-3-(2-morpholinoquinolin-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-ones by the Claisen-Schmidt condensation of 2-morpholinoquinoline-3-carbaldehyde and different substituted acetophenones by using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (Bmim)BF4. The compounds were characterized by using 1H NMR, 13C NMR and mass spectral data and screened there in vitro antimicrobial activity against different bacterial and fungal organisms.

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Novel Derivatives of 4-Methyl-1,2,3-Thiadiazole-5-Carboxylic Acid Hydrazide: Synthesis, Lipophilicity, and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Screening

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11031180 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 1180

Author(s):

Kinga Paruch ◽

Łukasz Popiołek ◽

Anna Biernasiuk ◽

Anna Berecka-Rycerz ◽

Anna Malm ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Carboxylic Acid ◽

Bacterial Infections ◽

Acid Hydrazide ◽

Antimicrobial Effect ◽

In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Research Goal ◽

New Compounds ◽

Derivatives Of

Bacterial infections, especially those caused by strains resistant to commonly used antibiotics and chemotherapeutics, are still a current threat to public health. Therefore, the search for new molecules with potential antimicrobial activity is an important research goal. In this article, we present the synthesis and evaluation of the in vitro antimicrobial activity of a series of 15 new derivatives of 4-methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazole-5-carboxylic acid. The potential antimicrobial effect of the new compounds was observed mainly against Gram-positive bacteria. Compound 15, with the 5-nitro-2-furoyl moiety, showed the highest bioactivity: minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) = 1.95–15.62 µg/mL and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC)/MIC = 1–4 µg/mL.

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Bactericidal activity of three different antiseptic ophthalmic preparations as surgical prophylaxis

Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology ◽

10.1007/s00417-021-05361-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daniele Tognetto ◽

Marco R. Pastore ◽

Gian Marco Guerin ◽

Giuliana Decorti ◽

Martina Franzin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Povidone Iodine ◽

Bacterial Load ◽

Viable Cells ◽

Polyethylene Glycol 1000 ◽

Oil Concentration ◽

Short Time ◽

First Time ◽

Antiseptic Solutions

Abstract Purpose In the era of antibiotic resistance, there is an increased interest in antiseptic solutions that might represent a reliable option for ocular surface disinfection. The objective of this study is to compare for the first time three different antiseptic ophthalmic preparations to assess their in vitro antimicrobial activity. Methods The antiseptic activity of three commercial ophthalmic solutions, IODIM (povidone-iodine 0.6% in hyaluronic acid vehicle—Medivis, Catania, Italy), OZODROP (nanoemulsion with ozonated oil—concentration not specified—FBVision, Ophthalmic Pharmaceuticals, Rome, Italy), and DROPSEPT (chlorhexidine 0.02% and vitamin E 0.5% Tocopherol Polyethylene Glycol 1000 Succinate—TPGS, Sooft Italia, Montegiorgio, Italy), was tested in vitro on six reference strains by time-killing assays. Viable cells were evaluated after 1, 15, 30 min; 2, 6, and 24 h exposure by seeding 100 µl of the suspension (or appropriate dilutions) on LB agar or Sabouraud-dextrose agar. All plates were incubated at 37 °C for 24 h and evaluated by manually counting the colonies. Results IODIM solution showed a very rapid microbicidal activity: the number of viable cells for all the tested strains was under the detection limit (less than 10 CFU/ml) already after 1 min exposure, and this result was maintained at every incubation time. The rapid antimicrobial activity of povidone-iodine was not replicated when testing the other two antiseptics. Conclusions The study reports the great efficacy in reducing bacterial load in a very short time of povidone-iodine 0.6% compared with other antiseptic preparations.

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In vitro antimicrobial activity of a new ophthalmic solution containing povidone‐iodine 0.6% (IODIM ® )