Antimicrobial Activity and Toxicity of Punica granatum L., Peel

Journal of Applied Biological Sciences

Xavier RATHINAM¹  Yoga Latha LACHIMANAN¹  Sreeramanan SUBRAMANIAM¹  Rajasekaran AIYALU¹  Sasidharan SREENIVASAN¹  Nisha MEHRU¹ 

关键词: Antimicrobial activity;    Enteric bacteria;    Punica granatum;   

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学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Nobel Bilim ve Arasirma Merkezi/Nobel Science and Research Cente

【 摘 要 】

MethanolsextractofthePunicagranatumL.(Punicaceae)peelwasscreenedforantimicrobialactivityagainstentericpathogenicbacteria.Antimicrobialtestswerecarriedoutusingthediskdiffusionassayandbrothdilutionmethod.Theextractshowedfavorableantimicrobialactivityagainstentericpathogenicbacteriatestedwithaminimuminhibitoryconcentration(MIC)valueof12.50mg/ml.Furthermore,theextractwasalsotestedagainstbrineshrimpfortoxicity.Theextractexhibitednosignificanttoxicity(LC50=1.42mg/ml)againstArtemiasalina.ThestudyconfirmsthepossibleantimicrobialpotentialityofthepeelextractofP.granatum.Thestudyshowsthattheextractisafavorableantimicrobialagentwithpotentialapplicationsinpublichealthagainstdiseases.

【 授权许可】

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