Antimicrobial activity of extracts from the cell cultures of some Turkish medicinal plants.
Twenty-four callus, and eleven cell suspension, cultures were established from Turkish medicinal plants, and crude extracts prepared from them tested against microorganisms to assess their antimicrobial activities in vitro. Of the extracts tested, those belonging to the cell cultures of five of the plant species showed antibacterial activity against mainly three bacteria and a yeast. No activity was observed against herpes simplex viruses, HSV-I and II, but an extract from Hypericum capitatum showed a slight anti-retroviral activity against HIV-I.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Cumhuriyet, Sivas, Turkey.
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D006678:HIV / Q000187:drug effects; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology; D014709:Vero Cells
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts