Antibacterial activity of alimentary plants against Staphylococcus aureus growth.
Alimentary plants were screened for antibacterial activity against a penicillin G resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus. Twenty-five samples of plant material corresponding to 21 species from 13 families were used. Both aqueous and ethanol extracts were obtained from them. Antibacterial activity was determined by the agar-well diffusion method, using cephazolin as a standard antibiotic. Seventeen ethanol extracts were found active. Eugenia caryophyllata (clavo de olor*) flowers, Myristica fragans (nuez moscada*) seeds, Theobroma cacao (cacao*) seed bark, Triticum sp (trigo*) fruit, Zea mays (maíz*) fruit and Piper nigrum (pimienta*) ripe fruit produced some of the more active extracts (* = Argentine vulgar names).
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Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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D002437:Cefazolin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003470:Culture Media; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D016014:Linear Models; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000494:pharmacology; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010945:Plants, Edible; D012015:Reference Standards; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D003470:Culture Media; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014867:Water; D000431:Ethanol; D002437:Cefazolin; D010400:Penicillin G