Actividad antibacteriana del Schinus molle l cultivado en Italia / Antibacterial activity of Schinus molle I grown in Italy

El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la actividad antibacteriana del extracto etanolico de las hojas y el extracto hexanoico obtenido de los frutos del Schinus molle L. (Anacardiaceae), cultivado en Italia, con un rendimiento de 32,42 % y 5,63 %, respectivamente. Independientemente del tipo de extracto y de la parte de la planta utilizada, el Schinus molle L., mostró una buena actividad antibacteriana contra bacterias Gram positivas (S. aureus ATCC 29213 y E. faecalis ATCC 29212) con una CMI 16 µg/mL. El rango de CBM de estas bacterias estuvo entre 32 y 64 mg/mL, respectivamente.

The aim of this research was to determine antibacterial activity of etanolic extract of the leaves and hexanoic extract obtained from fruits of Schinus molle L. (Anacardiaceae), grown in Italia. with a yield of 32,42 % and 5,63 %, respectively. Whatever type of extract and the plant part used, Schinus molle L., showed good antibacterial activity against Gram positive bacteria (S. aureus ATCC 29213 and E. faecalis ATCC 29212) with MIC 16 mg/mL. Range of MBC of these bacteria were between 32 and 64 mg/mL respectively.

Chemical composition and in vitro antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Phthirusa adunca from Venezuelan Andes.

In this paper, preliminary studies on the chemical characterization of Phthirusa adunca Meyer essential oil, obtained by hydrodistillation, is presented. The separation of the components was performed by GC-MS. Twenty-three compounds (94.5% of the sample) were identified of which the three major ones (76% of the sample) were beta-phellandrene (38.1%), germacrene D (26.8%) and beta-pinene (11.5%). The essential oil showed a broad spectrum of activity against Salmonella Typhi CDC 57 (100 microg/mL), Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 (200 microg/mL), Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 (250 microg/mL), Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 y Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 23357 (500 microg/mL). This is the first report on the composition and activity of the essential oil of this species.

Actividad antibacteriana y antifúngica de extractos de algas marinas venezolanas / Antibacterial and antifungal activity from extracts of Venezuelan marine algae

En este trabajo se evaluaron las propiedades bioactivas antibacterianas y antimicóticas de 33 extractos (etanol, diclorometano, hexano) obtenidos de 11 especies de algas marinas recolectadas en las localidades de San Juan de Los Cayos y Chichiriviche, Estado Falcón, Venezuela. La actividad antibiótica y antimicótica de los extractos se evaluó mediante la aparición de halos de inhibición contra bacterias Gram positivas (Staphylococcus aureus), Gram negativas (Pseudomona aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli) y el hongo Candida albicans. De los 33 extractos ensayados sólo 17 presentaron actividad antibacteriana (5 con etanol, 6 con diclorometano y 6 con hexano), resultando activos 14 frente a las especies Gram(-) y 4 contra la especie Gram(+). Las especies algales que mostraron actividad antibacteriana fueron: Acanthophora sp., Bryothamnion triquetrum, Gracilaria sp., Gelidium sp., Caulerpa mexicana, Caulerpa sp., Caulerpa spp., Halimeda incrassata, Ulva sp., Codium decorticatum, Sargassum sp. Ninguno de los extractos de algas ensayados presentó actividad antimicótica sobre Cándida albicans. Los resultados obtenidos permiten concluir que las algas de la costa occidental de Venezuela, presentan compuestos bioactivos con actividad antibacteriana.

This study assessed the antibacterial and antifungal properties of 33 extracts (ethanol, dichloromethane, hexane) from 11 species of marine algae collected in the villages of San Juan de Los Cayos and Chichiriviche, Estado Falcon, Venezuela. The antibiotics and antifungal activity of extracts was evaluated by the appearance of halos of inhibition against gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus), Gram negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli) and the fungus Candida albicans. Of the 33 tested extracts showed antibacterial activity only 17 (5 with ethanol, 6 and 6 with dichloromethane-hexane), resulting assets compared to 14 species Gram(-) and 4 against the kind Gram(+). The algae species that showed antibacterial activity were: Acanthophora sp., Bryothamnion triquetrum, Gracilaria sp., Gelidium sp., Caulerpa mexicana, Caulerpa sp., Caulerpa spp., Halimeda incrassata, Ulva sp., Codium decorticatum, Sargassum sp.. None of the tested extracts from algae introduced antifungal activity on Candida albicans. The findings suggest that the algae on the west coast in Venezuela have bioactive compounds with antibacterial activity.