Antimicrobial activity of Fabaceae species used in Yucatan traditional medicine.
The methanol and water extracts of six Fabaceae species, traditionally used in Mayan medicine for the treatment of diarrhoea and eye infections, were phytochemically screened and tested for in vitro antimicrobial activity. Four species showed activity against Gram positive bacteria, five exhibited some activity against Candida albicans, two exhibited activity against Aspergillus niger and only one, Mimosa pigra, inhibited growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. None of the extracts was active against Escherichia coli.
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Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 41 No. 421 Col. Industrial, C.P. 97150, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Brito-Loeza
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Mena-Rejón
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Quintero-Marmol
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Flores-Guido
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008800:Mexico; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D019685:Rosales
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts