Effects of hydroethanolic extracts of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (Balanitaceae) on some resistant pathogens bacteria isolated from wounds
| Autor: | Kokou Anani, Simplice D. Karou, Y. Adjrah, Comlan de Souza, Amegnona Agbonon, Messanvi Gbeassor, Yaovi Ameyapoh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Staphylococcus aureus
DPPH medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Microbial Sensitivity Tests Biology medicine.disease_cause chemistry.chemical_compound Drug Resistance Bacterial Drug Discovery medicine Balanites Agar diffusion test Pharmacology Traditional medicine Plant Extracts Pseudomonas aeruginosa Free Radical Scavengers Antimicrobial Anti-Bacterial Agents chemistry visual_art Plant Bark visual_art.visual_art_medium Wounds and Injuries Bark Balanites aegyptiaca |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 164:16-21 |
| ISSN: | 0378-8741 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jep.2015.01.051 |
| Popis: | Background The bark of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (Balanitaceae) is widely used in the Togolese folk medicine for the treatment of wounds, malaria and skin diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant properties and the activity of the bark extract of this plant against some resistant bacteria isolated from wounds. Materials and methods The antimicrobial activity was assayed using the NCCLS microdilution while the DPPH free radical scavenging and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) were used for the antioxidant activity. The susceptibility to conventional antibiotics of bacteria was assessed by an agar disk diffusion method using commercial disk. Phenolics were quantified using spectrophotometric methods. Results The hydroethanolic extracts of the bark inhibited in vitro the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in a dose-dependent manner. Bacteriostatic effects were observed on 15 (33%) and 21 (47%) strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa respectively. The MICs and MBCs against Staphylococcus aureus strains ranged respectively from 2.5 to 12.5 µg/mL and 2.5 to 50 µg/mL. Concerning Pseudomonas aeruginosa , these values were equal (12.5 µg/mL). Multidrug resistance was 95% against six antibiotics for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 91% against five antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus . The DPPH radical scavenging and the FRAP assays yielded weak antioxidant activity, closely linked with the total phenolic contents. Conclusion This study indicated that the bark extract of Balanites aegyptiaca possess bioactive compounds implicated in the free radical scavenging and antibacterial activities, justifying the use of the plant in the traditional medicines. |
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