Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activities of ethanol extracts of selected traditional Chin

Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activities of ethanol extracts of selected traditional Chinese medicinal

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Lin Zhang;ngeles Melguizo;Ester Jimnez;Francisca Vicente;Anjaneya S Ravipati;Sundar R Koyyalamudi;Sang Chul Jeong;Narsimha Reddy;John Bartlett;Paul T Smith;Mercedes de la Cruz;Maria Cndida Monteiro

【期刊名称】《亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）》 【年(卷),期】2013(000)009

【摘要】Objective:To evaluate in vitro antimicrobial activities of selected 58 ethno-medicinal plant extracts with a view to assess their therapeutic potential. Methods:A total of 58 traditional Chinese medicinal plants were carefully selected based on the literature review and their traditional use. The antimicrobial activities of ethanol extracts of these medicinal plants were tested against fungi (Aspergillus fumigatus), yeast (Candida albicans), gram-negative (Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus). The activities were tested at three different concentrations of 1.00, 0.10 and 0.01 mg/mL. The data was analysed using Gene data Screener program. Results: The measured antimicrobial activities indicated that out of the 58 plant extracts, 15 extracts showed anti-fungal activity and 23 extracts exhibited anti-bacterial activity. Eight plant extracts have exhibited both anti-bacterial and anti-fungal