Title Vaistinės dirvuolės ekstraktų frakcijų antimikrobinio aktyvumo įvertinimas /
Translation of Title Antimicrobial properties of agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria L.) extracts.
Another Title Antimicrobial properties of agrimony (Agrimonia Eupatoria L.) extracts.
Another Title Антимикробные свойства экстрактов агримонии (Agrimonia Eupatoria L.).
Authors Šarkinas, Antanas ; Rekštienė, Zita ; Šipailienė, Aušra ; Venskutonis, Petras Rimantas
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Is Part of Maisto chemija ir technologija = Food chemistry and technology = Химия и технология пищи : mokslo darbai / Kauno technologijos universiteto Maisto institutas.. Kaunas : KTU Maisto institutas. 2006, T. 40, nr. 2, p. 57-63.. ISSN 1392-0227
Keywords [eng] Bacteria ; Yeasts ; Antimicrobial activity ; Plant extracts ; Agrimonia eupatoria
Abstract [eng] The antimicrobial properties of agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) extracts are established against a wide spectrum of microbes, including bacteria (Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), Bacillus cereus (ATCC 10876), Micrococcus luteus, Enterobacter aerogenes and yeasts (Debaryomyces hansenii, Trichosporon cutaneum [Trichosporon beigelii], Kluyveromyces marxianus var. lactis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida parapsilosis, Torulaspora delbrueckii, Pichia kluyveri and Rhodotorula rubra). The antimicrobial properties of the acetone, methanol and aqueous extracts of agrimony were assessed by the agar diffusion method. Agrimony aqueous extract was effective against Gram-positive bacteria and did not possess inhibitory effect against Gram-negative bacteria. Micrococcus luteus appeared to be the most sensitive Gram-positive bacteria to this extract. All tested bacteria were affected by the methanol and acetone extracts of agrimony. B. cereus vegetative cells and spores of Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella agona and Listeria monocytogenes were more sensitive to the acetone extract of agrimony compared to the methanol extract. The strongest effect on S. typhimurium was obtained with acetone extract. All tested yeast cultures were sensitive to the aqueous extract of agrimony except for Saccharomyces cerevisiae which was isolated from milk. Methanol and acetone extracts of agrimony did not possess antimicrobial properties in the tested yeast cultures.
Published Kaunas : KTU Maisto institutas
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2006