Antibacterial properties of plant

Deans, S.C. and Ritchie, C. (1 987) Antibacterial properties of plant essential oils. International Journal of Food Microbiology 5, 1 65-1 80. 

Deans, S.G. and G. Ritchie, 1987. Antibacterial properties of plant essential oils. Int. J. Food Microbiol., 5 165-180. DHZ-Spektrum, 2007. Aromatogramm als Schliissel zur antibiotischen Aromatherapie . Dtsch. 

From the roots of Chaptalia nutans (L.) Polak., a plant traditionally used in Brazilian folk medicine, Truiti et al. [240] isolated the pure compound 7-O-P-D-glucopyranosyl-nutanocoumarin. The compound inhibited Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus at concentrations of 62.5 g/ml and 125 g/ml, respectively. The antibacterial property of Chaptalia nutans appears to justify its use for the treatment of wounds which are contaminated through bacterial infections. 

Anthospermum rigidum Eckl. Zeyh. [sambulela] (Rubiaceae) leaf infusion is also used for pubic lice. The leaf contains flavonoids, polyphenols and tannins (75). Studies have also shown that apart from the antibacterial properties of these plants, they also have additional medicinal values. The root bark of Andrachne ovalis shows insecticidal activity and is a remedy for snake bites and epilepsy (16,28). The alcohohc extract of the leaves is strongly molluscicidal and can be used in the vector control of hilharzia (67). The leaf decoction is used for persistent dizziness (11). The stem bark contains alkaloids, anthranoids, cardenolides and polyphenols. The root bark contains alkaloids, cardenohdes, polyphenols and saponins (50). 

Melendez, P.A. Capriles, V.A. Antibacterial properties of tropical plants from Puerto Rico. Phytomedicine. 2006,13, 272-276. 

We measured the antibacterial properties of natural plant extracts against E.coli or... 

Shahidi Bonjar GH (2004) Evaluation of antibacterial properties of Iranian medicinal-plants against Micrococcus luteus, Serratia marc-escens, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Bordetella bronchoseptica. Asian J Plant Sci 3(l) 82-86... 

Wannissorn, B., S. Jarikasem, T. Siriwangchal et al., 2005. Antibacterial properties of essential oils from Thai medicinal plants. Fitoterapia, 76 233 236. 

Many groups have blended PU with other polymers that possess inherent antibacterial properties to synergize the beneficial mechaifical properties of PU with the antibacterial properties of other polymers. In particular, zein and chitosan have been used most frequently (Kara et al., 2014 Umiithan et al., 2014). Both zein, a plant protein, and chitosan, derived from chitin, are natural polymers. Both are also cationic, which is thought to dismpt bacterial cell wall interactions (Chen et al., 2000 Ishitsuka et al., 2006 Kuroda and DeGrado, 2005 Tew et al., 2002) as well as having poor mechanical properties, making both polymers good candidates for copolymer blends with PUs. 

Klancnik A, Piskemik S, Jersek B et al (2010) Evaluation of diflnision and dilution methods to determine the antibacterial activity of plant extracts. J Microbiol Methods 81 121-126 Kosanic M, Rankovic B (2011) Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of some lichens and their constituents. J Med Food 14 1624—1630... 

Acne Earliest mention of ayurvedic treatment for acne is the use of derivatives of salt, rocksalt or sea salt, called lavana. Isolated clinical trials have been instrumental in proving the effectiveness of various herbal extracts of the plants described in ayurvedic treatise such as Bhavprakasha Nighantu and Charak Samhita in a combination therapies of oral and topical applications for treating acne (37). Treatments for acne seem to benefit from the antibacterial properties of neem (A. indica). Many ayurvedic soaps are formulated using extracts from stems, roots, and the bark of neem. 

A. Doss, M. Vijayasanthi, V. Parivuguna, S.P. Anand, Evaluation of antibacterial properties of ethanol and flavonoids from Mimosa pudica Linn, and Panicum maximum Jacq., Plant Sciences Feed, 1 (2011)39-44... 

Metallic copper and silver both have antibacterial properties and Au thiol complexes have found increasing use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, but only copper of this group has a biological role in sustaining life. It is widely distributed in the plant and animal worlds, and its redox chemistry is involved in a variety of... 

Sanguinarine 1 is the prototype of benzophenanthridine alkaloids which occur frequently in plants of the family Papaveraceae. It has anticancer activity and has become of commercial interest because of its antibacterial properties. It is known from biosynthetic studies that protopine 2 is a metabolite on the pathway to sanguinarine, and recent work has shown that a microsomal cytochrome P-450 NADPH dependent enzyme will hydroxylate protopine... 

Aqil, F. and Ahmad, I. (2003) Broad-spectrum antibacterial and antifungal properties of certain traditionally used Indian medicinal plants. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 19(6), 653-657. 

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