Research Article

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES

Volume: 50 Number: 5 October 15, 2025
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES

Abstract

This study is designed to investigate the antioxidant properties of Cinnamomum cassia extracts and their antimicrobial activities against selected probiotic Lactobacillus strains. For this purpose, ethanol, methanol, chloroform, and aqueous extracts of three different powdered cinnamon spices were produced, and the functional groups of the extracts were analyzed by ATR-FTIR. DPPH radical scavenging activities were determined with a UV-visible spectrophotometer, and the total phenolic content of the extracts was measured. It was determined that cinnamon extracts inhibited the growth of the selected probiotic lactobacilli (Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus gasserii, Lacticaseibacillus casei) by using agar-well diffusion and microdilution methods. The cinnamon aqueous extract did not show antibacterial activity on any of the examined Lactobacillus strains. Chloroform extracts had less antimicrobial effect than the others. Lactobacillus acidophilus was found to be the most sensitive bacteria to the ethanol, methanol and chloroform extracts of cinnamon.

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Supporting Institution

This study was prepared within the scope of the project numbered 2019/8, which is being carried out in Istanbul Aydın University Scientific Research Projects Unit. The authors declared that there is no conflict of interest.

Project Number

2019/8

Ethical Statement

Etik Kurul raporuna ihtiyaç yoktur.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Food Microbiology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 18, 2025

Publication Date

October 15, 2025

Submission Date

January 31, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 23, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 50 Number: 5

APA
Ünver Alçay, A., Sağlam, A., Kalıntaş Çağlar, N., Kahraman, S., & Bostan, K. (2025). ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES. Gıda, 50(5), 681-699. https://doi.org/10.15237/gida.GD25024
AMA
1.Ünver Alçay A, Sağlam A, Kalıntaş Çağlar N, Kahraman S, Bostan K. ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES. The Journal of Food. 2025;50(5):681-699. doi:10.15237/gida.GD25024
Chicago
Ünver Alçay, Ayla, Aysun Sağlam, Nagihan Kalıntaş Çağlar, Sibel Kahraman, and Kamil Bostan. 2025. “ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES”. Gıda 50 (5): 681-99. https://doi.org/10.15237/gida.GD25024.
EndNote
Ünver Alçay A, Sağlam A, Kalıntaş Çağlar N, Kahraman S, Bostan K (October 1, 2025) ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES. Gıda 50 5 681–699.
IEEE
[1]A. Ünver Alçay, A. Sağlam, N. Kalıntaş Çağlar, S. Kahraman, and K. Bostan, “ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES”, The Journal of Food, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 681–699, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.15237/gida.GD25024.
ISNAD
Ünver Alçay, Ayla - Sağlam, Aysun - Kalıntaş Çağlar, Nagihan - Kahraman, Sibel - Bostan, Kamil. “ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES”. Gıda 50/5 (October 1, 2025): 681-699. https://doi.org/10.15237/gida.GD25024.
JAMA
1.Ünver Alçay A, Sağlam A, Kalıntaş Çağlar N, Kahraman S, Bostan K. ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES. The Journal of Food. 2025;50:681–699.
MLA
Ünver Alçay, Ayla, et al. “ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES”. Gıda, vol. 50, no. 5, Oct. 2025, pp. 681-99, doi:10.15237/gida.GD25024.
Vancouver
1.Ayla Ünver Alçay, Aysun Sağlam, Nagihan Kalıntaş Çağlar, Sibel Kahraman, Kamil Bostan. ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CINNAMON (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA) EXTRACTS ON SOME LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES. The Journal of Food. 2025 Oct. 1;50(5):681-99. doi:10.15237/gida.GD25024

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