scholarly journals Improving Oral Intake of Essential Oil Blends Using A Novel Formulation of Biodegradable Chitosan/Lecithin Nanoparticles

2021 ◽  
pp. 2906-2914
Author(s):  
Israa Ali Zaidan Al-Ogaidi
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Oral Intake ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Synthesis Of Nanoparticles ◽  
Oil Blends ◽  
Drug Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Final Formula ◽  
The Stability

     A novel, safe and efficient method was developed to encapsulate a blend of essential oils (EOs) into biodegradable nanoparticles (NPs). The biodegradable and biocompatible nanoparticles were made from chitosan (CH) and lecithin (LE) . The quality of the essential oils was verified using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The synthesis of nanoparticles included emulsification, followed by sonication, homogenization, and extrusion. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated that the nanoparticles were spherical in shape with sizes ranging from 25 to 70 nm, while dynamic light scattering (DLS) showed high negative zeta potentials. The stability of the final formula was evaluated in gastric and intestinal fluids. The chitosan/lecithin encapsulated EOs exhibited promising antimicrobial activity against the multi-drug resistant bacteria Salmonella typhi.

Tea: An anti-bacterial agent against drug resistant bacteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2506-2511
Author(s):  
Nayyab Sultan ◽  
Sabahat Javaid Butt ◽  
Wajeeha Mehak ◽  
Samreen Qureshi ◽  
Syed Hamza Abbas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumonia ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Bacterial Agent ◽  
Drug Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Scientific World

Antibiotics have played a crucial role in the treatment of bacterial infections. Past few decades are marked with advancement of multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens, which have endangered antibiotic’s therapeutic efficacy. Scientific world is now struggling with the crisis of MDR pathogens. This supreme matter demands careful attention or otherwise it would jeopardize clinical management of infectious diseases. Implication of alternative approaches can pave a new way in the treatment of these troublesome bacteria. Tea leaves are known to pose antibacterial activity against many pathogenic microorganisms. This review has summarized the antibacterial potential of tea leave’s extracts against resistant bacterial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Helicobacter pylori, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Salmonella typhi, Acenitobacter spp, Campylobacter spp. Consumption of natural products such as tea may very well replace, minimize or obliterate this complicated situation. Keywords: Anti-bacterial, Tea, Camellia sinensis, Drug resistant bacteria, Antibiotic resistant bacteria, Synergism, Polyphenols.

scholarly journals Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Antibiotic Producing Bacillus licheniformis Strains Isolated from Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 2363-2370
Author(s):  
Anhar Al-Turk ◽  
Nidal Odat ◽  
Muhannad I. Massadeh
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Characterization ◽  
Octadecenoic Acid ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Arid Area ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Human Pathogens ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant

Currently, there is an increase prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria worldwide. Therefore, the need for characterization of naturally occuring antibiotics with less antibiotic resistance is required. Soil resources contains valuable antibiotic producing microorganisms that increasingly being utilized for the production of suitable antibiotics. Therefore, this study aimed at identifying an antibiotic bacteria with ability of producing antibiotic that is isolated from soil samples collected from Al Zarqa provenance, an arid area in Jordan. Morphological and biochemical characterization of the isolates were carried out and found that all of the isolates belong to Bacillus genus. Further confirmation of the characterization of the bacteria was done by ribosomal RNA and PCR. The results reveal that the isolates represent Basilluslicheniformis. These bacilli were further investigated for antimicrobial activities against 6 ATCC human pathogens viz., S. aureus, S. pneumonia, Salmonella typhi., E. coli, P. mirabels and E. cloacae. Additionally, the results of Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) of ethyl acetate extracts for B. licheniformis secondary metabolites showed that they contain two main antimicrobial compounds namely Pyrrolo [1, 2-a] pyrazine-1, 4-dione,hexahydro and Trans-13-octadecenoic acid. The present work maybe suggests that soil isolates from the studied arid area include antibiotic producing strains that can be utilized commercially.

scholarly journals Comparative in vitro efficacy of eight essential oils as antibacterial agents against pathogenic bacteria isolated from pet-turtles

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (No. 7) ◽  
pp. 335-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
BCJ De Silva ◽  
S. Hossain ◽  
SHMP Wimalasena ◽  
HNKS Pathirana ◽  
PS Dahanayake ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Antibacterial Agents ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Drug Resistant Bacteria

Essential oils are plant extracts that have been used for their antimicrobial properties for centuries. The keeping of turtles as pets exhibits a growing trend worldwide but these animals are known to harbour a range of pathogenic bacteria. In the current study, we assessed eight essential oils as alternative antibacterial agents against nine species of pet turtle-borne Gram-negative bacteria, namely Aeromonas caviae, A. dhakensis, A. hydrophila, Citrobacter freundii, Morganella morganii, Proteus mirabilis, P. vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella enterica. Except for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, all other bacterial species showed high susceptibility to six essential oils, namely oregano, cinnamon, clove, lemongrass, lavender and eucalyptus oils in descending order of efficacy. Minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum bactericidal concentrations values of the essential oils against all tested species except for P. aeruginosa showed low heterogeneity, showing that these essential oils can effectively control the growth of nearly all the tested. However, most of the tested bacteria were multiple-antibiotic-resistant as determined in the antibiotic disc diffusion test, with multiple-antibiotic-resistant index values of ≥ 0.2 for most of the strains. Therefore, with regards to their in vitro activity in controlling growth of multi-drug resistant bacteria, we can classify oregano, cinnamon, clove, lemongrass, lavender and eucalyptus essential oils as effective antibacterial agents. Thus, prospective application of these essential oils in controlling and treating these bacteria should be considered.

scholarly journals Improving the Activity of Antimicrobial Peptides Against Aquatic Pathogen Bacteria by Amino Acid Substitutions and Changing the Ratio of Hydrophobic Residues

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Tan ◽  
Meiru Wang ◽  
Huiqin Xu ◽  
Lu Qin ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Antimicrobial Peptides ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Micrococcus Luteus ◽  
Vibrio Anguillarum ◽  
Intestinal Flora ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Optimization Strategy ◽  
Drug Resistant Bacteria ◽  
The Stability

With the increasing number of drug-resistant bacteria, there is an urgent need for new antimicrobial agents, and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which exist in the human non-specific immune system, are one of the most promising candidates. It is an effective optimization strategy to modify antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) according to the distribution of amino acids and hydrophobic characteristics. The addition of bacterial pheromones to the N short peptide can increase the ability to recognize bacteria. In this study, we designed and synthesized AMP1–6 by amino acid substitution of mBjAMP1. Additionally, P-6, S-6, and L-6 were designed and synthesized by adding bacterial pheromones based on 1–6. Functional tests showed that the four AMPs had the ability to kill Gram-negative Vibrio anguillarum, Pseudomonas mendocina, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Gram-positive Micrococcus luteus and Listeria monocytogenes. Additionally, all four AMPs induced permeabilization and depolarization of bacterial cell membranes and increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Importantly, they had little or no mammalian cytotoxicity. At the same time, 1–6 and L-6 protected the stability of intestinal flora in Sebastes schlegelii and increased the relative abundance of Lactobacillaceae. In summary, our results indicate that the designed AMPs have broad application prospects as a new type of polypeptide antimicrobial agent.

scholarly journals GC-MS Analysis and Antibacterial Effects of Vernonia glaberrima n-Hexane Extracts alone and in Combination with Standard Antibiotics

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Gangas ◽  
A.B. Aliyu ◽  
A.O. Oyewale
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Fatty Acid Esters ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Ms Analysis ◽  
Drug Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Hexane Extracts

The occurrence of drug resistant bacteria warrant investigation on herbal plants for effective antibacterial agents. Vernonia glaberrima leaf (VGL) and stem (VGS) hexane extracts were subjected to analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and subsequently evaluated for antibacterial activity alone and in combination each with Sparfloxacin (SPX) and Ciprofloxacin (CPX) on selected bacteria including resistant species. GC-MS analysis revealed fatty acid esters, triterpenoids and aromatic derivatives largely identified as responsible for the broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. Both the VGL and VGS demonstrated potent antibacterial activities on P. aeruginosa (29 mm and 27 mm), respectively. However, combination of SPX with VGL potentiated the effects on E. coli and S. typhi by synergistic interaction. Similarly, the efficacy of CFX in combination with VGS on MRSA (30 mm) was significantly enhanced by additive action. It was observed that VGS potentiation of CFX on P. aeruginosa (32 mm) was the most effective antibacterial inhibition recorded in the study. Thus, combination of SPX and CFX each with the extracts has revealed remarkable properties for alternative or complementary therapeutic strategy. Our findings elicit enormous potentials of V. glaberrima hexane extracts as treatment adjuncts for combating drug resistant bacteria. It will be interesting to evaluate in vivo effects of extracts in combination with antibiotics against drug resistant bacteria.

Lamiaceae essential oils and alcoholic extracts and their effects on zoonotic multi rug- resistant bacteria

Planta Medica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Niculae ◽  
M Spînu ◽  
D Şandru ◽  
F Brudaşcă ◽  
D Cadar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Resistant Bacteria
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