Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Medicinal Plants against Some Food-Borne Pathogen
Background: Pulicaria gnaphalodes, Ducrosia anethifolia, Trachyspermum copticum, Foeniculum vulgare Mill and Majorana hortensis Minch are widely used as herbal plants in traditional medicine and they have been reported to have a variety of therapeutic effects. This study was carried out to evaluate...
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| description | Background: Pulicaria gnaphalodes, Ducrosia anethifolia, Trachyspermum copticum, Foeniculum vulgare Mill and Majorana hortensis Minch are widely used as herbal plants in traditional medicine and they have been reported to have a variety of therapeutic effects. This study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of essential oils (EOs) extracted from these medicinal herbs against six species of food-borne microorganisms.
Materials and Methods: The EOs were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The detection of inhibitory effect of the EOs on the tested bacteria was carried out by agar disk-diffusion method and then MIC (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration) and MBC (Minimum Bactericidal Concentration) of the EOs against six bacteria were determined.
Results: The analysis of the components of the essential oils (EOs) extracted by gas chromatography spectrometry allowed the identification of 63 compounds of the five tested EOs. All of these five tested EOs indicated an antimicrobial effect against strains of Bacillus sp and Listeria Monocytogenes ATCC1297. Essential oils from T. copticum, M. hortensis and F. vulgare possessed a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity against the growth of the six bacteria with zone diameter of inhibition (ZDI) between 14-32 mm, depending on the susceptibility of the tested organism.
Conclusion: Antibacterial efficacy shown by these plants provides a scientific basis and thus validates their use as medicinal remedies. Isolation and purification of different phytochemicals may further yield significant antibacterial agents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4331229f308741b68432d61354e47a372022-12-21T18:54:44ZengMazandaran University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesResearch in Molecular Medicine2322-13482322-133X2017-05-01521421Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Medicinal Plants against Some Food-Borne PathogenHassan Habibi0Najmeh Ghahtan1Fatemeh Eskandari2 Assistance professor of Agriculture and natural resource college, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran student of plant breeding of Agriculture and natural resource college, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran Background: Pulicaria gnaphalodes, Ducrosia anethifolia, Trachyspermum copticum, Foeniculum vulgare Mill and Majorana hortensis Minch are widely used as herbal plants in traditional medicine and they have been reported to have a variety of therapeutic effects. This study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of essential oils (EOs) extracted from these medicinal herbs against six species of food-borne microorganisms. Materials and Methods: The EOs were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The detection of inhibitory effect of the EOs on the tested bacteria was carried out by agar disk-diffusion method and then MIC (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration) and MBC (Minimum Bactericidal Concentration) of the EOs against six bacteria were determined. Results: The analysis of the components of the essential oils (EOs) extracted by gas chromatography spectrometry allowed the identification of 63 compounds of the five tested EOs. All of these five tested EOs indicated an antimicrobial effect against strains of Bacillus sp and Listeria Monocytogenes ATCC1297. Essential oils from T. copticum, M. hortensis and F. vulgare possessed a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity against the growth of the six bacteria with zone diameter of inhibition (ZDI) between 14-32 mm, depending on the susceptibility of the tested organism. Conclusion: Antibacterial efficacy shown by these plants provides a scientific basis and thus validates their use as medicinal remedies. Isolation and purification of different phytochemicals may further yield significant antibacterial agents.http://rmm.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-909-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1Essential oils Antimicrobial activity Chemical composition Medicinal herbs |
| spellingShingle | Hassan Habibi Najmeh Ghahtan Fatemeh Eskandari Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Medicinal Plants against Some Food-Borne Pathogen Research in Molecular Medicine Essential oils Antimicrobial activity Chemical composition Medicinal herbs |
| title | Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Medicinal Plants against Some Food-Borne Pathogen |
| title_full | Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Medicinal Plants against Some Food-Borne Pathogen |
| title_fullStr | Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Medicinal Plants against Some Food-Borne Pathogen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Medicinal Plants against Some Food-Borne Pathogen |
| title_short | Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Medicinal Plants against Some Food-Borne Pathogen |
| title_sort | chemical composition and antibacterial effect of medicinal plants against some food borne pathogen |
| topic | Essential oils Antimicrobial activity Chemical composition Medicinal herbs |
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