Antimicrobial screening of methanolic extracts obtained from fruit plants selected from the flora of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Abstract
Due to the increasing difficulty in combating current antimicrobial resistant microorganisms, the antimicrobial potential of some plants has aroused researchers interest for being a natural alternative and for the consecrated possibilities. The present study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of wild fruit plants extracts by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The plants were selected for the indication of widespread use, and domestication in the region of “Vale do Itajaí, ” and their methanolic extracts were submitted to phytochemical analysis by thin layer chromatography using specific developers. The extract of the mature Marlierea tomentosa pulp presented excellent antimicrobial activity against S. aureus bacteria, and the extract of Plinia edulis seeds showed good activity. The extracts of Eugenia brasiliensis seeds, M. tomentosa branches and Myrcianthes pungens seeds were considered moderately active. It is possible to conclude that there is an antimicrobial potential in some studied extracts, but complementary tests are necessary with different bacterial, to ensure and complement the presented results, and also isolate and identify the respective active principles.
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PDF (Português (Brasil))DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v29.e4.a2017.pp357-363
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Copyright (c) 2017 Luciane Angela Nottar Nesello, Adriana Campos, Gabriel Reis Schinkel, Alexandre Bella Cruz, Valdir Cechinel Filho
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Infarma - Ciências Farmacêuticas
ISSN - 2318-9312 (Versão eletrônica)
ISSN - 0104-0219 (Versão impressa)
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Walter da Silva Jorge João, Presidente do Conselho Federal de Farmácia
Lenira da Silva Costa, Vice-Presidente do Conselho Federal de Farmácia
João Samuel de Morais Meira, Tesoureiro do Conselho Federal de Farmácia
Luiz Gustavo de Freitas Pires, Secretário-Geral do Conselho Federal de Farmácia