Antimicrobial activity of endemic Digitalis lamarckii Ivan from Turkey.
Antimicrobial activity of the methanolic extracts of leaves and flowers of D. lamarckii Ivan, (Scophulariaceae), an endemic plant species of Turkey, was tested on ten bacterial and four yeast strains. Effective antibacterial activity was observed in four bacterial strains. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was calculated by use of liquid culture tests and in all the four effective bacterial strains, the MIC was found to be > or = 199.5 mg/ml. The minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of B. subtilis, S. aureus, and L. monocytogenes was calculated to be > or = 199.5 mg/ml, and MBC value for Shigella was calculated as > or = 399 mg/ml.
Benli
Mehlika
M
Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 06100, Ankara, Turkey. mehlikabenli_76@hotmail.com
Yiğit
Nazife
N
Geven
Fatmagü
F
Güney
Kerim
K
Bingöl
Umit
U
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004070:Digitalis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D000432:Methanol; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D014421:Turkey
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000432:Methanol