Open AccessDetection of antimicrobial activity of banana peel (Musa paradisiaca L.) on Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Suraj Premal Kapadia,
Pushpa S Pudakalkatti,
Sachin Shivanaikar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.169864
Subject(s) - porphyromonas gingivalis , aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , musa × paradisiaca , serial dilution , antimicrobial , banana peel , antibacterial activity , microbiology and biotechnology , agar diffusion test , agar dilution method , minimum inhibitory concentration , food science , agar , chemistry , minimum bactericidal concentration , traditional medicine , biology , bacteria , medicine , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology
Banana is used widely because of its nutritional values. In past, there are studies that show banana plant parts, and their fruits can be used to treat the human diseases. Banana peel is a part of banana fruit that also has the antibacterial activity against microorganisms but has not been studied extensively. Since, there are no studies that relate the antibacterial activity of banana peel against periodontal pathogens. Hence, the aim of this study is to determine the antimicrobial activity of banana peel extract on Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A. actinomycetemcomitans).