Antimicrobial activity of wax and hexane extracts from Citrus spp. peels
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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102(6): 681-685, Sept. 2007. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Antibacterial and antifungal properties of wax and hexane extracts of Citrus spp. peels were tested using bioautographic and microdilution techniques against three plant pathogenic fungi (Penicillium digitatum, Curvularia sp., and Colletotrichum sp.), two human pathogens (Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum canis), and two opportunistic bacteria (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus). Two polymethoxylated flavonoids and a coumarin derivative, were isolated and identified from peel extracts, which presented antimicrobial activity especially against M. canis and T. mentagrophytes 4',5,6,7,8-pentamethoxyflavone (tangeritin) and 3',4',5,6,7,8-hexamethoxyflavone (nobiletin) from C. reticulata; and 6,7-dimethoxycoumarin (also known as escoparone, scoparone or scoparin) from C. limon.
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Main subject:
Staphylococcus aureus
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Waxes
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Citrus
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Mitosporic Fungi
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Escherichia coli
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Hexanes
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana/BR
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Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense/BR
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina/BR
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Universidade Federal de Sata Catarina/BR
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