Screening for antimicrobial activity of crude drug extracts and pure natural products from Mexican medicinal plants
Por:
Rojas A., Hernandez L., Pereda-Miranda R., Mata R.
Publicada:
1 ene 1992
Resumen:
Preliminary antimicrobial screening against Candida albicans and selected Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria of methanol extracts prepared from eight Mexican medicinal plants, noted for their antiseptic properties, was conducted. The significant activity exhibited for extracts of Ratibida latipalearis, Teloxys graveolens, Dodonaea viscosa, Hyptis albida, H. pectinata, H. suaveolens and H. verticillata tends to support their traditional use as anti-infective agents. Only the extract of Hintonia latiflora was inactive. The antimicrobial activities of 44 pure natural compounds and two derivatives were determined. Of these, only 23 compounds were effective in inhibiting the growth of the tested organisms (MIC ? 100 ?g/ml). © 1992.
Filiaciones:
Rojas A.:
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Centro Universitario, 76010 QuerétaroMexico
Hernandez L.:
Departamento de Farmacia, Escuela Nacionat de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 11340 D.F, Mexico
Pereda-Miranda R.:
Laboratorio de Fitoquimica, Departamento de Farmacia (DEPg), División de Bioquímica y Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 D.F.México
Mata R.:
Laboratorio de Fitoquimica, Departamento de Farmacia (DEPg), División de Bioquímica y Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 D.F.México
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