The in vitro antibacterial activity of Turkish medicinal plants

被引:192
作者
Sokmen, A [1 ]
Jones, BM
Erturk, M
机构
[1] Univ Cumhuriyet, Fac Sci & Art, Dept Biol, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey
[2] Univ Sheffield, Sch Med, Dept Med Microbiol, Sheffield S10 2RX, S Yorkshire, England
[3] Karadeniz Tech Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol, TR-61080 Trabzon, Turkey
关键词
antibacterial activity; bioassay; crude extracts; Turkish plants;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00189-5
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
A total of 76 extracts from 35 plants available in the Turkish flora were assayed for their in vitro antibacterial activities against five pathogenic bacteria and a yeast. Sixteen crude extracts from eight plant species were found to possess an activity against at least one or more test microorganisms. Bioassay-guided fractionation of the most active crude extracts was also carried out with the most active extracts. Activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Branhamella catarrhalis, Escherichia coli, Clostridium perfringens and Candida albicans (yeast) is discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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