The inhibitory activity of typified propolis against Enterococcus species.

نویسندگان

  • Bernard J Moncla
  • Peter W Guevara
  • James A Wallace
  • Maria C Marcucci
  • Jacques E Nor
  • Walter A Bretz
چکیده

Propolis, a natural bee product widely used for its antimicrobial activity, was tested against isolates of Enterococcus from humans, pig-tailed macaques, isolates of refractory endodontic treatment cases, and isolates from Lactobacillus-containing food supplements. Typification of the propolis was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) by which prenylated compounds, cinnamic acid derivatives, and flavonoids were detected as the main constituents. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined using the agar dilution method. All human and animal Enterococcus isolates demonstrated MIC values of 1600 microg/mL. Enterococcal species of human and animal origin were inhibited by propolis. Particularly, human isolates of E. faecium and E. faecalis of refractory endodontic treatment cases were susceptible to propolis of Brazilian origin.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences

دوره 67 5-6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012