title: In vitro antimicrobial activity of Pistacia lentiscus L. edible oil and phenolic extract.
abstract: Pistacia lentiscus L. is known in some Tunisian forest area by its fixed oil used in traditional medicine as an antiseptic product. This investigation is the first to study the antimicrobial activity of P.lentiscus edible oil and its phenolic extract. Oil was extracted from fruits harvested from six provenances located in Tunisia. The antimicrobial activity was tested using disc diffusion assay and the broth dilution method. Kbouch and Sidi Zid oils were most efficient (p < 0.003) against, respectively, Staphylococcus aureus and Aspergillus niger with an inhibition zone of 9.33 mm. The phenolic extract had the largest spectrum of sensitive microorganisms. The minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration results showed that all strains were inhibited by both oil and extract.
authors.affiliation: a National Institute for Researches on Rural Engineering , Water and Forests, INRGREF, BP 10, Ariana 2080 , Tunisia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mezni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aouadhi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Khouja
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khaldi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maaroufi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000187:drug effects; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry; D027927:Pistacia / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010636:Phenols; D010938:Plant Oils
keywords: Pistacia lentiscus; antibacterial activity; antifungal activity; edible oil; phenolic extract