Antimicrobial Activity of leaf, fruit, and Gall extract of Pistacia terebinthus Growing in Tessala

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 87 - 92, 30.12.2021

Bellifa Nazım Ferkous Houssem Benhaddou Ismaıl Merad Yassıne Matmour Derouıcha

https://doi.org/10.38093/cupmap.1004210

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Nature is a large deposit of active molecules of plant origin, and the resources of the flora are far from being fully inventoried. Today, the world continues to search for plants that can be used as the basis for new and relatively new treatments. In vitro antibacterial activity was evaluated on the MeOH extract of leaves, fruit galls, and essential oil mastic gum of Pistacia terebinthus from Tessala (Western Algeria) against four human pathogenic microorganisms (Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus) using a disc diffusion method. The gall extract revealed a remarkable antimicrobial effect against the tested microorganisms. Strong activity was observed for samples of gall extract against Staphylococcus aureus with inhibition zones of 20 mm. These results suggested that the samples of gall extract of P. terebinthus tested for antimicrobial activity can be listed as bactericides.

Keywords

Pistacia terebinthus, gall, anbacterial, Activity

Supporting Institution

University Djilali Liabes UDL SIDI BEL ABBES

Project Number

P107

Thanks

The authors thank Pr Chelghoum for his assistance and all the members of pharmacognosy Laboratory. Thanks, are also due to Pr Yebous for his contribution and assistance and Pr Achouri

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