Open AccessIn-vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Xanthium strumarium L. extracts on methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Javad SharifiRad,
Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini Alfatemi,
Majid Sharifi Rad,
Marcello Iriti
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ancient science of life/ancient science of life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-9547
pISSN - 0257-7941
DOI - 10.4103/0257-7941.139050
Subject(s) - dpph , staphylococcus aureus , antimicrobial , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , traditional medicine , antioxidant , antibacterial activity , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics
The excessive and repeated use of antibiotics in medicine has led to the development of antibiotic-resistant microbial strains, including Staphylococcus aureus whose emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains has reduced the number of antibiotics available to treat clinical infections caused by this bacterium. In this study, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of methanolic extract of Xanthium strumarium L. leaves were evaluated on methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) spp.