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This work investigates the antimicrobial activity of the Schinus molle L. leaves extracts obtained under supercritical conditions using carbon dioxide and co-solvents. Antimicrobial qualitative evaluation was carried out through the bioautography technique and the microorganisms studied were Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosas, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus luteus, and Salmonella choleraesuis. The supercritical fluid extraction was carried out in a pilot scale equipment using carbon dioxide modified by the addition of co-solvents, such as ethanol and water at 150 bar and 333 K. A mathematical modeling of the process was also performed.
ABSTRACT
El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la actividad antibacteriana del extracto etanolico de las hojas y el extracto hexanoico obtenido de los frutos del Schinus molle L. (Anacardiaceae), cultivado en Italia, con un rendimiento de 32,42 % y 5,63 %, respectivamente. Independientemente del tipo de extracto y de la parte de la planta utilizada, el Schinus molle L., mostró una buena actividad antibacteriana contra bacterias Gram positivas (S. aureus ATCC 29213 y E. faecalis ATCC 29212) con una CMI 16 µg/mL. El rango de CBM de estas bacterias estuvo entre 32 y 64 mg/mL, respectivamente.
The aim of this research was to determine antibacterial activity of etanolic extract of the leaves and hexanoic extract obtained from fruits of Schinus molle L. (Anacardiaceae), grown in Italia. with a yield of 32,42 % and 5,63 %, respectively. Whatever type of extract and the plant part used, Schinus molle L., showed good antibacterial activity against Gram positive bacteria (S. aureus ATCC 29213 and E. faecalis ATCC 29212) with MIC 16 mg/mL. Range of MBC of these bacteria were between 32 and 64 mg/mL respectively.
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Male , Bacterial Infections/virology , Schinus molle/analysis , Enterococcus faecalis/pathogenicity , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Plants, Medicinal , Staphylococcus aureus/metabolism , Public HealthABSTRACT
The aim of this work was to study the influence of essential oil fractionation on acaricidal activity against the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. The citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus J.) and pepper tree (Schinus molle L.) essential oils were fractionated by vacuum distillation yielding fractions that were analyzed by the GC/MS. Laboratory tests were carried out to determine the effect of the total essential oil and fractions on larvae of the cattle tick R. (B.) microplus. The fractions 04 and 05 of the C. winterianus essential oil were the most active showing LC50 values of 1.20 and 1.34 μL/mL, respectively. The LC50 of the total oil was 3.30 μL/mL while the effect of the fractions 01, 02 and 03 was less pronounced, with LC50 values of 4.37, 4.24 and 3.49 μL/mL, respectively. The fraction 03 of the S. molle essential oil was the most active showing LC50 value of 8.80 μL/mL while the fractions 01 and 02 did not show toxic effects on the larvae.