Antibacterial Activity of Punica granatum Linn.

Year 2013, Volume: 17 Issue: 2, 173 - 179, 01.06.2013

Kenan Tunç Tuğba Konca Ayşegül Hoş

Abstract

In this study, it was investigated that the extracts (ethanol, aceton, methanol, ethyl acetat) obtained from fruit peels of the plant to whether has antibacterial effect against Streptococcus mitis CNCTC 4/77, Streptococcus salivarius CNCTC 64/59, Streptococcus mutans CNCTC 8/77, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Salmonella abony NCTC 6017, Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 bacteria strains in vitro. The antibacterial activity of extracts was evaluated according to disc diffusion method. It has been determined that pomegranate peel’s extract had the highest inhibition zone diameters ( 18-30 mm) against S. epidermidis and S. aureus bacteria strains. The antibacterial activity of plant against Streptococcus mitis is determined in this study for the first time.

Keywords

Punica granatum L., pomegranate, antibacterial activitiy, disc diffusion, viridans streptococci

Punica granatum Linn. (Nar) Bitkisinin Antibakteriyel Etkisinin Araştırılması

Abstract

In this study, it was investigated that the extracts (ethanol, aceton, methanol, ethyl acetat) obtained from fruit peels of the plant to whether has antibacterial effect against Streptococcus mitis CNCTC 4/77, Streptococcus salivarius CNCTC 64/59, Streptococcus mutans CNCTC 8/77, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Salmonella abony NCTC 6017, Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 bacteria strains in vitro. The antibacterial activity of extracts was evaluated according to disc diffusion method. It has been determined that pomegranate peel's extract had the highest inhibition zone diameters ( 18-30 mm) against S. epidermidis and S. aureus bacteria strains. The antibacterial activity of plant against Streptococcus mitis is determined in this study for the first time.

Keywords

Punica granatum L., nar, antibakteriyel aktivite, disk difüzyon, viridans streptokoklar

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