Editor-in-Chief
Hatice Kübra Elçioğlu
Vice Editors
Levent Kabasakal
Esra Tatar
Online ISSN
2630-6344
Publisher
Marmara University
Frequency
Bimonthly (Six issues / year)
Abbreviation
J.Res.Pharm.
Former Name
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
1992 , Vol 8 , Issue 2
The investigation on the antibacterial and antifungal effects of some volatile oils
In this study, essential oils of 9 plants (Montha piperita, M. spicata, o. onites, O. heracleoticum, S.sclarea, S. crypthantha, S. triloba, M. officinalis and L.nobilis) were investigated for their antimicrobial activities against B.subtilis, B. cereus, M. luterus, S. aureus, E. hirae, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae, P.mirabilis, E. coli, A.niger, A.versicolor, A. parasiticus, A.fumigatus, A.candidus, A.ochraceus, P. chyrsogenum, P. crustatum, P. aurentiogrisum, Fusarium spp. and C. chartarum. Activities were determined by double- layer agar diffusion method. Essential oil of O.onites was active against all the bacteria except P. aureginosa and molds tested and it displayed the highest antimicrobial activity amongst all the essential oils. Essential oil combinations of M. piperita, plus M.spicata and O. onites plus O. heracloticum were tested against all the bacterial and mold strains to detect the interactions between the components of the essential oils. No significant effect was observed with the first combination; however, slight increases in antimicrobial activity were detected in the second one.
Tube dilution method was used to determine the MIC and MBC/MFC valules of the essential oil of O. onites for B. subtilis, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, E coli, A. niger A. candidus, P. chrysogenum and Fusarium spp. P. aeruginosa and P. chyrsogenum were found to be the most susceptible microorganisms to the essential oil of O. onites
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