Antibacterial activities of extracs from twelve Centaurea species from Turkey
2011
Tekeli, Y., Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay (Turkey). Science and Arts Faculty, Department of Chemistry, | Zengin, G., Selcuk University, Konya (Turkey). Science Faculty, Department of Biology | Aktumsek, A., Selcuk University, Konya (Turkey). Science Faculty, Department of Biology | Sezgin, M., Selcuk University, Konya (Turkey). Science Faculty, Department of Chemistry | Torlak, E., Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Meram, Konya (Turkey). Province Control Laboratory
Members of the genus Centaurea (Asteraceae) have been used in traditional plant-based medicine. The methanol extracts of twelve Centaurea species, of which five are endemic to Turkey flora, were screened for antibacterial activity against four bacteria (Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus). The antibacterial activity was evaluated by the microdilution method and the minimum inhibition concentrations (MIC) of the extracts were determined. C. cariensis subsp. microlepis exhibited an antimicrobial effect on all tested microorganisms. The extracts from eight Centaurea species (C. balsamita, C. calolepis, C. cariensis subsp. maculiceps, C. cariensis subsp. microlepis, C. kotschyi var. kotschyi, C. solstitialis subsp. solstitialis, C. urvillei subsp. urvillei and C. virgata) possessed antibacterial activity against several of the tested microorganisms.
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