Bacteria may be resistant to antibacterial drugs because of some alterable property of the cell or the environment ('phenotypic resistance') or some alteration of the usual genetic properties of the cell ('genotypic resistance'). Genotypic resistance can be mediated by a mutation of the bacterial chromosome or the infection of the cell by an extrachromosomal element, e.g. an R factor. The prope...

  Objective(s): The present study was designed to investigate the antibacterial function and pharmacological effect of elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum) on U2OS human osteosarcoma cells.   Materials and Methods: Seven kinds of bacteria were reconstituted, inoculated and tested in this research to evaluate elephant garlic antibacterial activity. By the means ...

INTRODUCTION In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activity and volatile compositions of two Heracleum species (Apiaceae) including Heracleum transcaucasicum and Heracleum anisactis roots Essential Oil (EO) were investigated. METHODS The volatile compositions of EOs were analyzed by GC/Mass spectroscopy. To detect the antioxidant activity of essential oils TLC-bioautography and DPPH radical ...

Background: Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) is widely used in Kerala, for the treatment of urinary tract infection (UTI) both by the rural folks and by traditional doctors without any scientific evidence. In this context, we decided to evaluate the antibacterial property of A. racemosus against common organisms causing UTI. Aims and Objective: To evaluate and compare the antibacterial activity ...