title: Determination of antimicrobial activity and resistance to oxidation of moringa peregrina seed oil.
abstract: The antimicrobial activity of the oil extracted with n-hexane from the seeds of Moringa peregrina was tested against Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Candida albicans, C. tropicalis and C. glabrata. The oil proved effective against all of the tested microorganisms. Standard antibiotics (netilmycin, 5-flucytocine, intraconazole and 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin-3-acetic acid) were used for comparison. The resistance to oxidation of the extracted seed oil was also determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology, Technological Educational Institution of Larissa (Karditsa Annex), Terma N. Temponera str., GR-43100, Karditsa, Greece. slalas@teilar.gr
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lalas
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gortzi
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Athanasiadis
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsaknis
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chinou
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects; D004355:Drug Stability; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D029587:Moringa / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010938:Plant Oils