In the present study, the
antimicrobial activities of methanol extracts obtained from the flowers Muscari neglectum Punica granatum,
Tussilago farfara, Taraxacum officinal, Wisteria sinensis, Syringa vulgaris,
Cyclamen coum, Chaenomeles speciosa, Ornithogalum umbelatum, Allium siculum,
Viburnum tinus and Eryngium bithynicum were evaluated. Extracts with methanol were prepared in soxhlet device. The evaluation process of the antimicrobial activities
was performed using the disc diffusion method.
The highest antimicrobial activity
has been detected at the strain of S.
aureus. The detected inhibition zone diameters of the flower extracts were
evaluated to be 15.5 mm for V. tinus, 15 mm for Eryngium
bithynicum and 14.5 mm for Punica
granatum. It has also been found
that the flower extracts of C. coum and
M. neglectum only affect the C. albicans strain. The flowers of P. granatum has been found to be
effective on all the test microorganisms.
The extracts obtained from W. sinensis,
T. farfara, T. officinal and O. umbelatum have no antimicrobial effect on any test
microorganisms.
It was found that 7 of the 12 plant species used in the
study showed antimicrobial activity. In our study, it was observed that the
extracts obtained from flowers were also effective in inhibiting
microorganisms. To our knowledge, this is the first study to elucidate the antimicrobial
acitivity of E. bithynicum, V. tinus and
A. siculum’s flowers and our results how that the flowers of these species
have the potential that can be used as antimicrobial natural sources.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Research Articles |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 29 Temmuz 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1 |
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