This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial activity of beehive extract and developed topical antimicrobial gel. The beehives were extracted with three different solvents： distilled water, 50% ethanol and 95% eth...This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial activity of beehive extract and developed topical antimicrobial gel. The beehives were extracted with three different solvents： distilled water, 50% ethanol and 95% ethanol, then each filtrate was evaporated by vacuum rotary evaporator to obtain crude extracts： water extract （W）, water-ethanol extract （WE） and ethanol extract （E）. These extracts were tested for their antimicrobial activity against five bacterial strains： Escherichia coli （ATCC 25922）, Psuedomonas aeuruginosa （ATCC 27853）, Staphylococcus aureus （ATCC 25923）, Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus （MRSA） and β-hemolytic Streptococcus group A （GAS）, then they were evaluated for their MIC and MBC values. The results revealed that the yield of the W, WE and E extracts amounted to 16.25%, 14.42% and 6.67%, respectively. Whereas, all of the samples were found to be effective against P. aeuruginosa, S. aureus, MRSA and GAS, but they were ineffective against E. coli. The W extract exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity with MIC values of 31.25-62.50 mg/mL and MBC values of 62.50 mg/mL. Then the gel bases using different gelling agents such as carbopol, hydroxyethylcellulose （HEC） and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose （HPMC） were formulated and evaluated for their physical properties： appearance, texture, pH, spread ability and stability. The formula which contained HEC was selected to incorporate with the W extract due to its smooth texture, good spreadability on the skin and good stability. The W gel exhibited a promising antimicrobial activity in both before and after stability test and also expressed no skin irritation.展开更多
Objective:To investigate in vitro antimicrobial activities of leaves and heartwood crude and semi-purified fractions of Warburgia ugandensis(Canellaceae)(W.ugandensis)on some pathogens.Methods:were prepared.Six bacter...Objective:To investigate in vitro antimicrobial activities of leaves and heartwood crude and semi-purified fractions of Warburgia ugandensis(Canellaceae)(W.ugandensis)on some pathogens.Methods:were prepared.Six bacteria[Klebsiella pneumoniae(K.pneumoniae),Escherichia coli(E.coli),Pseudomonas aeruginosa Crude and semi-purified fractions of the leaves and heartwood of W.ugandensis(P.aeruginosa),Shigella boydii(S.boydii),Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)and Streptococcus pneumonia]and one fungus(Candida albicans)were tested by agar well diffusion and broth dilution method to determine minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC).Results:S.boydii and S.aureus were found to be the most susceptible bacterial isolated in agar well diffusion and broth dilution method of both the crude and petroleum ether extracts,while K.pneumoniae was the most resistant bacterium isolated under the same condition except in chloroform fraction.K.pneumoniae had shown MIC value of 10 mg/mL in the leaves and heartwood in both the crude and petroleum ether extract.S.boydii and S.aureus had shown the MIC value of 1.0 mg/mL in the crude extract for the both leaves and heartwood;Whereas the petroleum ether semi-purified fraction had shown 0.5 mg/mL in the heartwood.In the crude extract,E.coli and P.aeruginosa exhibits similar MIC value of 1.75 mg/mL.In semi purified petroleum ether extract,E.coli had MIC value of 1.0 mg/mL;Whereas P.aeruginosa had shown no change in crude extract.Candida albicans revealed equal MIC value of 1.0 mg/mL for the both crude and semi-purified fractions of the leaves and heartwood.Conclusions:The crude and semi-purified fractions of W.ugandensis have considerable effect on pathogens.Semi-purified petroleum ether fraction has better antimicrobial activity in both agar well diffusion and broth dilution method.This study further shows the potential of W.ugandensis for further study in order to be use as a modern drug.展开更多
Green nanotechnology involves the synthesis of nanoparticles without the involvement of toxic chemicals. The present study reports the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Annona squamosa leaf extract rapidly ...Green nanotechnology involves the synthesis of nanoparticles without the involvement of toxic chemicals. The present study reports the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Annona squamosa leaf extract rapidly within 20 min. High throughput characterization such as UV-vis spectroscopy, Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Zeta potential measurements disclose the existence of silver nanoparticles. The phenolic compounds present in the aqueous leaves extract paves way for the possible reduction of silver to nano-silver. Electron microscopic studies revealed the average size of nanoparticles were 52 nm. The nanoparticles are highly stable by reaching a zeta potential value of −33.6 mV. Comparative antibacterial efficacy of silver nanoparticles was investigated by disk diffusion and microtitre broth dilution method against Escherichia coli. The result showed that silver nanoparticles are toxic to E. coli cells at higher concentration. Overall, we suggest microtitre broth dilution method is more reliable to determine the antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles than disk diffusion method.展开更多
The object of this study concentrated on investigating the antimicrobial susceptibilities of Ureaplasma parvum isolates to determine the most suitable antibiotic for treating the infection.In total,35 samples of Ureap...The object of this study concentrated on investigating the antimicrobial susceptibilities of Ureaplasma parvum isolates to determine the most suitable antibiotic for treating the infection.In total,35 samples of Ureaplasma parvum isolates were included in this study.Antibiotic susceptibility was studied by broth dilution method which was for the purpose of susceptibility testing of serovar isolates of Ureaplasma parvum against eight antibiotics.The results revealed the serovar 3 isolates were fully resistant(100%)to gentamicin,azithromycin and erythromycin while susceptible at the rates of 80%to doxycycline,60%to levofloxacin and 60%to clarithromycin.Serovar 14 isolate was revealed fully susceptible(100%)to clarithromycin,ciprofloxacin and doxycycline,while fully resistant(100%)to gentamicin and azithromycin.Serovar 1 and serovar 6 were showed to be fully resistant(100%)to azithromycin and gentamicin.Sevorar 1 was susceptible to at the rates of 70%to doxycycline,60%to tetracycline,90%to ciprofloxacin,70%to levofloxacin,70%to erythromycin and 70%to clarithromycin.Serovar 6 was susceptible at the rates of 80%to doxycycline,100%to tetracycline,100%to ciprofloxacin,80%to levofloxacin,80%to erythromycin and 80%to clarithromycin.These results evidently demonstrated that doxycycline,clarithromycin and levofloxacin should be the preferred drug when empirical treatment was required.展开更多
文摘This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial activity of beehive extract and developed topical antimicrobial gel. The beehives were extracted with three different solvents： distilled water, 50% ethanol and 95% ethanol, then each filtrate was evaporated by vacuum rotary evaporator to obtain crude extracts： water extract （W）, water-ethanol extract （WE） and ethanol extract （E）. These extracts were tested for their antimicrobial activity against five bacterial strains： Escherichia coli （ATCC 25922）, Psuedomonas aeuruginosa （ATCC 27853）, Staphylococcus aureus （ATCC 25923）, Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus （MRSA） and β-hemolytic Streptococcus group A （GAS）, then they were evaluated for their MIC and MBC values. The results revealed that the yield of the W, WE and E extracts amounted to 16.25%, 14.42% and 6.67%, respectively. Whereas, all of the samples were found to be effective against P. aeuruginosa, S. aureus, MRSA and GAS, but they were ineffective against E. coli. The W extract exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity with MIC values of 31.25-62.50 mg/mL and MBC values of 62.50 mg/mL. Then the gel bases using different gelling agents such as carbopol, hydroxyethylcellulose （HEC） and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose （HPMC） were formulated and evaluated for their physical properties： appearance, texture, pH, spread ability and stability. The formula which contained HEC was selected to incorporate with the W extract due to its smooth texture, good spreadability on the skin and good stability. The W gel exhibited a promising antimicrobial activity in both before and after stability test and also expressed no skin irritation.
基金Supported by University of Gondar,Gondar,Ethiopia under Teaching and Learning Program(UoG/Budget code:6417).
文摘Objective:To investigate in vitro antimicrobial activities of leaves and heartwood crude and semi-purified fractions of Warburgia ugandensis(Canellaceae)(W.ugandensis)on some pathogens.Methods:were prepared.Six bacteria[Klebsiella pneumoniae(K.pneumoniae),Escherichia coli(E.coli),Pseudomonas aeruginosa Crude and semi-purified fractions of the leaves and heartwood of W.ugandensis(P.aeruginosa),Shigella boydii(S.boydii),Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)and Streptococcus pneumonia]and one fungus(Candida albicans)were tested by agar well diffusion and broth dilution method to determine minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC).Results:S.boydii and S.aureus were found to be the most susceptible bacterial isolated in agar well diffusion and broth dilution method of both the crude and petroleum ether extracts,while K.pneumoniae was the most resistant bacterium isolated under the same condition except in chloroform fraction.K.pneumoniae had shown MIC value of 10 mg/mL in the leaves and heartwood in both the crude and petroleum ether extract.S.boydii and S.aureus had shown the MIC value of 1.0 mg/mL in the crude extract for the both leaves and heartwood;Whereas the petroleum ether semi-purified fraction had shown 0.5 mg/mL in the heartwood.In the crude extract,E.coli and P.aeruginosa exhibits similar MIC value of 1.75 mg/mL.In semi purified petroleum ether extract,E.coli had MIC value of 1.0 mg/mL;Whereas P.aeruginosa had shown no change in crude extract.Candida albicans revealed equal MIC value of 1.0 mg/mL for the both crude and semi-purified fractions of the leaves and heartwood.Conclusions:The crude and semi-purified fractions of W.ugandensis have considerable effect on pathogens.Semi-purified petroleum ether fraction has better antimicrobial activity in both agar well diffusion and broth dilution method.This study further shows the potential of W.ugandensis for further study in order to be use as a modern drug.
文摘Green nanotechnology involves the synthesis of nanoparticles without the involvement of toxic chemicals. The present study reports the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Annona squamosa leaf extract rapidly within 20 min. High throughput characterization such as UV-vis spectroscopy, Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Zeta potential measurements disclose the existence of silver nanoparticles. The phenolic compounds present in the aqueous leaves extract paves way for the possible reduction of silver to nano-silver. Electron microscopic studies revealed the average size of nanoparticles were 52 nm. The nanoparticles are highly stable by reaching a zeta potential value of −33.6 mV. Comparative antibacterial efficacy of silver nanoparticles was investigated by disk diffusion and microtitre broth dilution method against Escherichia coli. The result showed that silver nanoparticles are toxic to E. coli cells at higher concentration. Overall, we suggest microtitre broth dilution method is more reliable to determine the antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles than disk diffusion method.
文摘The object of this study concentrated on investigating the antimicrobial susceptibilities of Ureaplasma parvum isolates to determine the most suitable antibiotic for treating the infection.In total,35 samples of Ureaplasma parvum isolates were included in this study.Antibiotic susceptibility was studied by broth dilution method which was for the purpose of susceptibility testing of serovar isolates of Ureaplasma parvum against eight antibiotics.The results revealed the serovar 3 isolates were fully resistant(100%)to gentamicin,azithromycin and erythromycin while susceptible at the rates of 80%to doxycycline,60%to levofloxacin and 60%to clarithromycin.Serovar 14 isolate was revealed fully susceptible(100%)to clarithromycin,ciprofloxacin and doxycycline,while fully resistant(100%)to gentamicin and azithromycin.Serovar 1 and serovar 6 were showed to be fully resistant(100%)to azithromycin and gentamicin.Sevorar 1 was susceptible to at the rates of 70%to doxycycline,60%to tetracycline,90%to ciprofloxacin,70%to levofloxacin,70%to erythromycin and 70%to clarithromycin.Serovar 6 was susceptible at the rates of 80%to doxycycline,100%to tetracycline,100%to ciprofloxacin,80%to levofloxacin,80%to erythromycin and 80%to clarithromycin.These results evidently demonstrated that doxycycline,clarithromycin and levofloxacin should be the preferred drug when empirical treatment was required.
