Microbiology
Morteza Yazdani; Fereshteh Jookar Kashi; Akram Rahimi-Moghaddam
Volume 26, Issue 5 , November and December 2019, , Pages 555-565
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Background: Considering the adverse effects of synthetic antioxidants, anticancer drugs and antibiotics on human health, in this study, bioactivities of Mentha longifolia essential oils collected from Marivan and Qaza An were examined and compared with each other for identification a natural alternative ...
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Background: Considering the adverse effects of synthetic antioxidants, anticancer drugs and antibiotics on human health, in this study, bioactivities of Mentha longifolia essential oils collected from Marivan and Qaza An were examined and compared with each other for identification a natural alternative of synthetic antioxidants, anticancer drugs and antibiotics.Materials and Methods: Essential oil of M. longifolia leaves and stems collected from Marivan and Qaza An was prepared using solvent-free microwave extraction method. The essential oil components were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The antioxidant and cytotoxicity activity of the essential oils were determined via β–carotene bleaching assay and brine shrimp lethality test, respectively. The antimicrobial activity of the essential oils was evaluated by the agar well diffusion method and by determination of minimum inhibitory concentration.Results: The main components of M. longifolia essential oil collected from Marivan were pulegone (81.45%) and isopulegol (8.39%) and the main components of M. longifolia essential oil collected from Qaza An were pulegone (48.29%) and piperitenone oxide (23.53%). The inhibition of linoleic acid oxidation by M. longifolia essential oils collected from Marivan, Qaza An and BHT were 80.02%, 78.59% and 95.50%, respectively. The LC50 of the M. longifolia essential oils collected from Marivan, Qaza An and vincristine sulfate were 53.47μg/ml, 55.96 μg/ml and 0.751 μg/ml, respectively. M. longifolia essential oils had good antimicrobial activity, especially against gram-positive bacteria.Conclusion: M. longifolia essential oils have significant antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer activity and can be introduced as alternatives of synthetic antioxidants, antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs.
Omid Azizian Shermeh; Mozhgan Taherizadeh; Moharam Valizadeh; Alireza Zaboli
Volume 25, Issue 2 , May and June 2018, , Pages 279-292
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Background: In this study antimicrobial activities, antioxidant activities and phytochemical compounds in the essential oil and extracts of Cumbopogon olivieri were studied.Material & Methods: For investigation of phytochemical compounds such as total phenolic and total flavonoid contents in three ...
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Background: In this study antimicrobial activities, antioxidant activities and phytochemical compounds in the essential oil and extracts of Cumbopogon olivieri were studied.Material & Methods: For investigation of phytochemical compounds such as total phenolic and total flavonoid contents in three extracts (Methanolic, ethanolic and aqueous) and essential oil by Folin-Ciocaltiu, Aluminum Chloride colorimetric and GC-MS methods and antioxidant activities of extracts by two methods (DPPH and FRAP) and antimicrobial activities of essential oil and extracts of Cumbopogon olivieri against three bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli and two fungi such as Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger by two methods (well diffusion and Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)) respectively.Results: The results showed that, the methanolic extract had maximum total phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant activity and aqueous extract had minimum value of this compounds and activity. In investigation of essential oil, three compounds such as piperitone (82.95%), carene (2.493%) and limonene were the major constituents. The results of antimicrobial activity showed that, the essential oil and extracts had good inhibition effect on all of bacteria and fungi and this inhibition depends to concentration.Conclusion: Overall, based on the results obtained, the plant can be a good candidate for the treatment of diseases caused by oxidative stress, and diseases caused by pathogenic microbes. Also due to power up the plant in the elimination of pathogens, could be a viable alternative to antibiotics.
Hasan Mohammadpour Kanzagh; Mostafa Novrozi; Razzagh Mahmoodi; Asghar Mohamadpor Asl; Roza Zavvashi
Volume 22, Issue 4 , September and October 2015, , Pages 612-621
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Background & Objectives: Nowadays, plant essential oils are of interest to food industry researchers and are used as natural and safe preservatives in food materials because of their antibacterial and antioxidant properties. The aim of this study was to evaluation of antibacterial activity of Stachys ...
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Background & Objectives: Nowadays, plant essential oils are of interest to food industry researchers and are used as natural and safe preservatives in food materials because of their antibacterial and antioxidant properties. The aim of this study was to evaluation of antibacterial activity of Stachys lavandulifolia essential oil against listeria monocytogenes growth in Ardabil traditional cheese. Materials & Methods: In this experimental study, aerial parts of Stachys lavandulifolia preparation as dried plant and its essential oil was isolation and identification. Essential oil in 0.03- 0.06 and 0.12 concentration with 103cfu/ml Listeria monocytogenes was inoculated in the milk samples that were prepared for the production of cheese. The cheese samples were stored for 60 day at 7 °C and during 1, 7, 15, 30, 45 and 60 days were counted in surface culture to examine the quality growth of Listeria and total aerobic bacteria. The data were analyzed with Repeated measurement ANOVA with SPSS 22 and P-values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: Use of essential oil concentrations have significant effect on reducing total bacteria and Listeria growth in compared to the control groups (p<0.001). Moreover, it was observed that bacterial growth declined logarithmically with increases in the concentration of the essential oil (p<0.001). Use of 0.12 concentration of essential oil has the greatest antimicrobial effect. Conclusion: Essential oil of Stachys lavandulifolia has antibacterial effect on Listeria monocytogenes and total aerobic bacteria, so that use of 0.06 of essential oil can improve the microbiological and safety properties of Ardabil traditional cheese and, also, can make desirable organoleptic characteristics.