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Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts from Plants Endemic to the Canary Islands
Author(s) -
Herrera R. M.,
Pérez M.,
MartínHerrera D. A.,
LópezGarcía R.,
Rabanal R. M.,
Arias A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(199606)10:4<364::aid-ptr846>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - micrococcus luteus , antimicrobial , staphylococcus epidermidis , biology , bacillus cereus , traditional medicine , antibacterial activity , hypericum , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , botany , bacteria , medicine , genetics
The antibacterial and antifungal activities of several extracts and fractions from four endemic Canary plants, Ceropegia fusca Bolle (Asclepiadaceae), Hypericum reflexum L. f. (Hypericaceae or Guttiferae), Maytenus canariensis (loes) Künkel & Sunding (Celastraceae) and Plocama pendula Ait. (Rubiaceae), were determined. The antimicrobial study was carried out by the dilution and diffusion methods and the results showed good antibacterial activity but no antifungal activity. The MeOH extract from Hypericum reflexum was active against gram‐positive bacteria Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and against the gram‐negative bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae .