scholarly journals The Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts of the Lichen Hypogymnia tubulosa and Its 3-Hydroxyphysodic Acid Constituent

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meral Yılmaz ◽  
Turgay Tay ◽  
Merih Kıvanç ◽  
Hayrettin Türk ◽  
Ayşen Özdemir Türk

The antimicrobial activity and the MIC values of the diethyl ether, acetone, chloroform, petroleum ether, and ethanol extracts of the lichen Hypogymnia tubulosa and its 3-hydroxyphysodic acid constituent have been investigated against some microorganisms. At least one of the extracts or 3-hydroxyphysodic acid showed antimicrobial activity against Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Listeria monocytogenes, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, and Candida albicans. No antifungal activity of the extracts has been observed against ten filamentous fungi.

2006 ◽  
Vol 61 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 319-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Candan ◽  
Meral Yılmaz ◽  
Turgay Tay ◽  
Merih Kıvança ◽  
Hayrettin Türk

The antimicrobial activity of the diethyl ether, acetone, chloroform, petroleum ether, and ethanol extracts of the lichen Xanthoparmelia pokornyi and its gyrophoric acid and stenosporic acid constituents has been screened against some foodborne bacteria and fungi. Both the extracts and the acids showed antimicrobial activity against Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Listeria monocytogenes, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, Yersinia enterocolitica, Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. The extracts were inactive against the tested filamentous fungi. The MIC values of the extracts and the acids for the bacteria have also been determined.


2003 ◽  
Vol 58 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 850-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşen Özdemir Türk ◽  
Meral Yılmaz ◽  
Merih Kıvanç ◽  
Hayrettin Türk

Abstract In this study, the antimicrobial activity of the acetone, diethyl ether and ethanol extracts of the lichen Cetraria aculeata has been investigated. The extracts were tested against twelve bacteria and eight fungi and found active against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Aeromonas hydrophila, Proteus vulgaris, Streptococcus faecalis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Listeria monocytogenes. No antimicrobial activity against the fungi was detected. It was determined that only one substance in the extracts has antimicrobial activity and it was characterized as protolichesterinic acid. The MICs of the extracts and protolichesterinic acid were also determined.


Medicina ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvydas Pavilonis ◽  
Algirdas Baranauskas ◽  
Ligita Puidokaitė ◽  
Žaneta Maželienė ◽  
Arūnas Savickas ◽  
...  

Objective. To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of soft and purified propolis extracts. Study object and methods. Antimicrobial activity of soft and purified propolis extracts was determined with reference cultures of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 33499, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Proteus mirabilis ATCC 12459, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Bacillus cereus ATCC 8035, and fungus Candida albicans ATCC 60193. Microbiological tests were performed under aseptic conditions. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) – the highest dilution of preparation (the lowest concentration of preparation) that suppresses growth of reference microorganisms – was determined. Results. Concentration of phenolic compounds in soft propolis extract that possesses antimicrobial activity against gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis) is 0.587±0.054 mg and 0.587±0.054–0.394±0.022 mg (P>0.05) and in purified propolis extract – 0.427±0.044 mg and 0.256±0.02 mg (P>0.05). Klebsiella pneumoniae is most resistant to soft propolis extract when the concentration of phenolic compounds is 1.119± 0.152 mg and to purified propolis extract when the concentration of phenolic compounds is 1.013±0.189 mg (P>0.05). Spore-forming Bacillus subtilis bacteria are more sensitive to soft and purified propolis extracts when the concentration of phenolic compounds is 0.134±0.002 mg and 0.075±0.025 mg, respectively, and Bacillus cereus – when the concentration is 0.394±0.022 mg and 0.256±0.02 mg (P>0.05). Sensitivity of fungus Candida albicans to soft and purified propolis extracts is the same as Bacillus subtilis. Encapsulated bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae is most resistant to antimicrobial action of soft and purified propolis extracts as compared with gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis bacteria (P<0.05), gram-negative Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis (P<0.05), sporeforming Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus bacteria (P<0.05), and fungus Candida albicans (P<0.05). There is no statistically significant difference between antimicrobial effect of soft propolis extract and purified propolis extract on gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, spore-forming bacteria, encapsulated bacteria, and Candida fungus. Conclusions. Soft and purified propolis extracts possess antimicrobial activity. They could be recommended as natural preservatives in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products.


Medicina ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilma Jurkštienė ◽  
Alvydas Pavilonis ◽  
Daiva Garšvienė ◽  
Algirdas Juozulynas ◽  
Laimutė Samsonienė ◽  
...  

The aim of the study was to determine antimicrobial activity of rhaponticum and shrubby cinquefoil extracts. Material and Methods. Ethanol extract from the leaves of rhaponticum (Rhaponticum carthamoides D.C. Iljin) and shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa L.) was produced at the Department of Food Technology, Kaunas University of Technology. The antimicrobial activity of the viscous extract or rhaponticum and shrubby cinquefoil was evaluated using standard microorganism cultures (bacteria Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 33499, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Proteus mirabilis ATCC 12459, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Bacillus cereus ATCC 8035 and fungi Candida albicans ATCC 60193). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the examined preparations was determined. Results. Both studied preparations – rhaponticum (Rhaponticum carthamoides D.C. Iljin) and shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa L.) – demonstrated similar antimicrobial activity. The highest sensitivity to the studied preparations was observed in microbes with eukaryotic cell structure: Candida albicans, which is a fungus, and a spore-forming prokaryotic bacterium, Bacillus cereus. The highest resistance was observed in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Conclusions. The studied preparations – viscous extracts of rhaponticum and shrubby cinquefoil – are substances with antimicrobial activity against gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis) bacteria, spore-forming bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus), and fungi (Candida albicans).


2004 ◽  
Vol 59 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 249-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meral Yılmaz ◽  
Ayşen Özdemir Türk ◽  
Turgay Tay ◽  
Merih Kıvanç

The antimicrobial activity of the chloroform, diethyl ether, acetone, petroleum ether, and ethanol extracts of the lichen Cladonia foliacea and its (-)-usnic acid, atranorin, and fumarprotocetraric acid constituents against 9 bacteria and fungi has been investigated. The extracts and pure compounds alone were found active against the same bacteria and the same yeasts. Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, Proteus vulgaris, Listeria monocytogenes, Aeromonas hydrophila, Candida albicans, and Candida glabrata growth were inhibited. In addition, the MICs of the extracts, (-)-usnic acid, atranorin and fumarprotocetraric acid were determined.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 1538-1551
Author(s):  
Nadia Ali Ahmed Elkanzi ◽  
Rania Badaway Bakr

Background: Pyrimidine ring is one of the most important heterocyclic scaffolds due to its biological benefits as antimicrobial agents via acting as competitive suppressors of dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) enzyme, inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase or glucosamine N-phosphate synthase. Objective: The objective of this work is preparing twenty four derivatives of pyrimidine heterocycle 1a-f, 2a-f, 3a-f and 4a-f via a facile one step reaction with antimicrobial potential. Methods: Novel twenty four derivatives of pyrimidine heterocycle 1a-f, 2a-f, 3a-f and 4a-f were prepared via a facile one step reaction by treating substituted aldehydes, urea and / or thiourea and active methylene derivatives (diethyl malonate and / or ethyl cyanoacetate) using 1,4- diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) as a basic catalyst. The chemical structures of all these novel targets were proved by 1HNMR, 13CNMR, MS and elemental analyses. All the twenty four new targets 1a-f, 2a-f, 3a-f and 4a-f were assessed for their antimicrobial activity towards bacteria as Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli and against fungi represented by Aspergillus flavus and Candida albicans. Results: Most of the compounds exhibited very good antimicrobial activity, especially; compound (1c) exhibited the most activity against three types of bacteria Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus. Moreover, this derivative 1c displayed similar antifungal activity towards Candida albicans as that exhibited by amphotericin B. Conclusion: All the screened compounds 1a-f, 2a-f, 3a-f and 4a-f showed antibacterial activity with inhibition zone diameter range 6-21 mm/mg, while, regarding the antifungal activity, all the novel derivatives except 2b, 2d, 3a, 3c, 3e did not have any effect towards Aspergillus flavus and 3d did not reveal any inhibitory activity towards both fungal species.


2004 ◽  
Vol 59 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 384-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turgay Tay ◽  
Ayşen Özdemir Türk ◽  
Meral Yılmaz ◽  
Hayrettin Türk ◽  
Merih Kıvanç

The acetone extract of the lichen Ramalina farinacea and its (+)-usnic acid constituent showed antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Listeria monocytogenes, Proteus vul­garis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis. Yersinia enterocolitica, Candida albicans, and Candida glabrata. Norstictic acid was active against Aeromonas hydrophila as well as the above microorganisms except Yersinia enterocolitica. Protocetraric acid showed activity only against the tested yeasts Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. The MIC values of the extract as well as of the three substances were determined. No antifungal activity of the acetone extract has been observed against ten filamentous fungi.


PHARMACON ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 662
Author(s):  
Cavieta C. A. Watupongoh ◽  
Defny S. Wewengkang ◽  
Henki Rotinsulu

ABSTRACTSponge is a multi-cell marine biota whose tissue and organ functions are very simple. Sponges have considerable potentially in producing active compounds that can be used in the pharmaceutical world. This study aimed to determine the presence of antimicrobial activity from extracts and fractions of the Stylissa carteri Sponge on against the microbes of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans. The extraction process was carried out by maceration using ethanol solvent, and fractionation was carried out using methanol, n-hexane and chloroform solvents. Antimicrobial activity was carried out by disk diffusion agar method. The results showed that the crude ethanol extracts and methanol fractions of the Stylissa carteri sponge actively inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans microbes. Keywords: Stylissa carteri, antimicrobial, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans.  ABSTRAKSpons merupakan biota laut multi sel yang fungsi jaringan dan organnya sangat sederhana. Spons memiliki potensi cukup besar dalam  menghasilkan senyawa aktif yang dapat digunakan dalam dunia farmasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan adanya Aktivitas Antimikroba dari ekstrak dan fraksi Spons Stylissa carteri terhadap mikroba Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, dan Candida albicans. Dilakukan proses ekstraksi dengan cara maserasi terhadap sampel menggunakan pelarut etanol, dan dilakukan fraksinasi menggunakan pelarut metanol, n-heksan dan kloroform. Aktivitas antimikroba dilakukan dengan metode difusi agar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak kasar dan fraksi metanol dari spons Stylissa carteri aktif menghambat pertumbuhan mikroba Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, dan Candida albicans.  Kata Kunci : Stylissa carteri, antimikroba, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans.


2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1100600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Konakchiev ◽  
Milka Todorova ◽  
Bozhanka Mikhova ◽  
Antonina Vitkova ◽  
Hristo Najdenski

The essential oil of Achillea distans W. et K. flower heads was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Altogether 43 components in concentrations more than 0.1% were identified representing 93.5% of the oil composition. The main constituents were 1,8-cineole (16.8%), trans-thujone (9.8%), sabinene (8.2%), borneol (7.5%), β-pinene (6.5%), and camphor (5.8%). The oil showed moderate activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans, and weak activity against Salmonella typhimurium, Proteus vulgaris, and Escherichia coli.


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