Antibacterial and antifungal activities of different parts of Tribulus terrestris L. growing in Iraq / 浙江大学学报(英文版)(B辑:生物医学和生物技术)
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B
; (12): 154-159, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
Antimicrobial activity of organic and aqueous extracts from fruits, leaves and roots of Tribulus terrestris L., an Iraqi medicinal plant used as urinary anti-infective in folk medicine, was examined against 11 species of pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Serratia marcescens, Salmonella typhimurium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans using microdilution method in 96 multiwell microtiter plates. All the extracts from the different parts of the plant showed antimicrobial activity against most tested microorganisms. The most active extract against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria was ethanol extract from the fruits with a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of 0.15 mg/ml against B. subtilis, B. cereus, P. vulgaris and C. diphtheriae. In addition, the same extract from the same plant part demonstrated the strongest antifungal activity against C. albicans with an MIC value of 0.15 mg/ml.
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Asunto principal:
Farmacología
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Plantas Medicinales
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Infecciones Urinarias
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Extractos Vegetales
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Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana
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Química Farmacéutica
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Tribulus
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Quimioterapia
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Irak
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Medicina Tradicional
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Revista:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B
Año:
2008
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