| Journal: | Brazilian archives of biology and technology |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000365569 |
| ISSN: | 1516-8913 |
| Authors: | Hughes, Alice Ferreira da Silva1 Lima, Fabíola Guedes de1 Lucchese, Angelica Maria2 Goes-Neto, Aristoteles1 Uetanabaro, Ana Paula Trovatti3 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Feira de Santana, Bahia. Brasil 2Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciencias Exatas, Feira de Santana, Bahia. Brasil 3Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Ilheus, Bahia. Brasil |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Season: | Mar-Abr |
| Volumen: | 56 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 269-274 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental, aplicado |
| English abstract | This work aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of aqueous and methanol extracts of leaves, inflorescences, nut-shell, liquid and solid endosperm nuts of Syagrus coronata against pathogenic bacteria and yeast. Screening was initially performed using the agar dilution method. The extracts regarded as bioactive underwent liquid-liquid partition for determination of their minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericide concentration (MIC and MBC) and those of their respective fractions against the microorganisms inhibited in preliminary tests. Antimicrobial activity was observed only in inflorescences. The corresponding aqueous extract was effective against B. cereus and the three strains of S. aureus, and the corresponding MIC and MCB values were lower than those of dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and butanol fractions of the same extract. The methanol extract was effective against B. cereus, and the corresponding MIC and MBC values were higher than those of ethyl acetate and butanol fractions of the same extract |
| Disciplines: | Biología, Química, Medicina |
| Keyword: | Angiospermas, Fitoquímica, Farmacología, Plantas medicinales, Extractos vegetales, Actividad antimicrobiana, Syagrus coronata, Arecaceae |
| Keyword: | Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Angiosperms, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Medicinal plants, Plant extracts, Antimicrobial activity, Syagrus coronata, Arecaceae |
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