scholarly journals Antimicrobial activity of kombucha made from Rtanj tea

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 248-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragoljub Cvetkovic ◽  
Sinisa Markov ◽  
Aleksandra Velicanski
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Salmonella Enteritidis ◽  
Acetic Acid Solution ◽  
Black Tea ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Kombucha Tea ◽  
Test Organisms ◽  
Control Samples

Kombucha is a beverage with special therapeutic properties produced by the metabolic activity of yeasts and acetic acid bacteria in sweetened black tea (traditional cultivation medium). The antimicrobial activity of kombucha (for consumption) made from black tea and Rtanj tea, as well as particular control samples, was examined by the modified disc diffusion method. Salmonella enteritidis, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus sp., Sarcina lutea, Penicillium aurantiogriseum, Aspergilus niger, Aspergilus flavus, Rhodotorula sp. Candida pseudotropi-calis and Saccharomyces cerevisae have been used as test organisms. Acetic acid and kombucha samples show significant antimicrobial activity against all bacteria except Sarcina lutea. The other control samples (neutralized kombucha, tea and a "model sistem") show less bacteriostatic activity. Kombucha and acetic acid solution show borderline inhibitory activity against some moulds, while was no activity against yeasts.

scholarly journals Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of lemon balm Kombucha

2007 ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Velicanski ◽  
Dragoljub Cvetkovic ◽  
Sinisa Markov ◽  
Vesna Tumbas ◽  
Sladjana Savatovic
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Lemon Balm ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
Antimicrobial And Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Agar Well Diffusion Method

Kombucha is a beverage traditionally produced by metabolic activity of yeasts and acetic acid bacteria. The antimicrobial activity of lemon balm kombucha as well as of particular control samples was determined by agar-well diffusion method. Antioxidant activity on stable 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals of lemon balm kombucha and lemon balm tea was determined by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. Acetic acid, Kombucha samples and heat-denaturated kombucha showed significant antimicrobial activity against bacteria. However, there was no activity against yeasts and moulds. Kombucha showed higher antioxidant activity than tea sample for all applied sample volumes.

scholarly journals Growth Inhibition of Cronobacter sakazakii in Experimentally Contaminated Powdered Infant Formula by Kefir Supernatant

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (9) ◽  
pp. 1651-1655 ◽  
Author(s):  
DONG-HYEON KIM ◽  
JUNG-WHAN CHON ◽  
IL-BYEONG KANG ◽  
HYUNSOOK KIM ◽  
HONG-SEOK KIM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Infant Formula ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Fermented Milk ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
Powdered Infant Formula ◽  
Cronobacter Sakazakii ◽  
Lactobacillus Kefiri ◽  
Culture Supernatants

Kefir is a type of fermented milk containing lactic and acetic acid bacteria and yeast. In this study, we evaluated the antimicrobial activity of kefir supernatant against Cronobacter sakazakii in powdered infant formula (PIF). In a spot-on-lawn test, the growth of 20 C. sakazakii strains, including 10 clinical and 10 food isolates, was completely inhibited in the presence of kefir supernatant. Significant differences in the diameters of inhibition zones were observed upon treatment with kefir compared with the results for Lactobacillus kefiri and Candida kefyr culture supernatants or solutions of lactic and acetic acid and ethyl alcohol in the agar well diffusion test (P < 0.05). The addition of 100 μl of kefir supernatant to 1 ml of nutrient broth completely inhibited the growth of C. sakazakii, as evaluated by spectrophotometry. The antimicrobial activity of kefir supernatant in experimentally contaminated PIF was also tested; we found no viable C. sakazakii cells remaining in PIF rehydrated with 30% kefir supernatant solution for 1 h, demonstrating that the antimicrobial activity of kefir supernatant against C. sakazakii could be applied in real food samples.

Antimicrobial, antioxidant and quantitative phytochemical evaluation of the dichloromethane and methanolic leaf extracts of Solenostemon monostychus P. Beauv

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 008-013
Author(s):  
Ere Diepreye ◽  
Eboh Abraham Sisein ◽  
Ovuru German Salvation
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Bacillus Species ◽  
Leaf Extracts ◽  
Microbial Infections ◽  
Test Organisms ◽  
Dpph Scavenging ◽  
And Staphylococcus Aureus

Solenostemon monostachyus P. Beauv (Lamiaceae family) is an important herb that is widespread in West and Central Africa.The leaves are used in various decoctions traditionally to treat diseases most especially microbial infections associated with the foot. In this study, the phytochemicals (qualitative and quantitative) of the plant were determined. The antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the plant were also evaluated by standard methods. Results showed alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, saponins phenolics in the methanolic extract of Solenostemon monostachyus. Cardiac glycosides and steroids absent in the methanolic extract were found present in the dichloromethane extract. The quantitative phytochemicals recorded were alkaloids (18.05 ± 0.87%), saponins (11.3 ± 0.56 %), tannins (3.3 ± 0.19 GAE). The antioxidant activity testing showed that the methanolic extract has higher DPPH scavenging ability over dichloromethane extract and standard ascorbic acid. In the antimicrobial activity testing, the cup-plate diffusion method was used and the result showed that the dichloromethane extract inhibited the growth of Bacillus species at concentrations 100 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml, 20 mg/ml and 10 mg/ml while methanolic extract inhibited the growth of bacillus species only at 100 mg/ml with 5 mm zone of inhibition. However, both methanol and dichloromethane extract showed no antimicrobial activity on the other test organisms such as Psudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. In conclusion both methanolic and dichloromethane extracts of Solenostemon monostachyus are potential sources of antimicrobial and antioxidant.

Different temperatures select distinctive acetic acid bacteria species and promotes organic acids production during Kombucha tea fermentation

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca De Filippis ◽  
Antonio Dario Troise ◽  
Paola Vitaglione ◽  
Danilo Ercolini
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Organic Acids ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Kombucha Tea ◽  
Different Temperatures

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Oxothiazolidine Derivatives

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-96
Author(s):  
Balasaheb P. Pagar
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Functional Group ◽  
Acid Hydrazide ◽  
Acid Ethyl Ester ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
New Compounds ◽  
Agar Well Diffusion Method

In this article, acid hydrazide 2, a functional group, was synthesized by the reaction of (4-chloro-12- methyl-16,17-dihydro-15-thia-6,11-diaza-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-ylsulfanyl)acetic acid ethyl ester (1) with hydrazine yield (4-chloro-12-methyl-16,17-dihydro-15-thia-6,11-diazacyclopenta[a]- phenanthren-7-ylsulfanyl)acetic acid hydrazide (2) is discussed. The reactive acid hydrazide compound 2 was utilized for the synthesis of amides 3, Schiff’s bases 4 and thiazolidine 5 derivatives. The structures of target compounds were confirmed by elemental analysis and spectral data. The antimicrobial activity of new compounds were studied against Streptococcus sp., Bacillus megaterium, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Proteus valgaris and Pseudomonas aeroginosa by the agar well diffusion method. Compounds 4b, 5a, 5b and 5c showed good antimicrobial activity

scholarly journals The Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of Teucrium Stocksianum Subsp. Stocksianum Leaf from Oman

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1934578X0600100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulkhader Hisham ◽  
Nirmal Pathare ◽  
Salim Al-Saidi
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Disc Diffusion ◽  
Disc Diffusion Method ◽  
Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations ◽  
Streptococcus Species ◽  
Teucrium Stocksianum ◽  
Test Organisms ◽  
Total Oil

The essential oil of Teucrium stocksianum Boiss. subsp. stocksianum leaf grown in Oman was analyzed by GC-MS. Forty seven components amounting to 76.1% of the total oil were identified. The major constituents were α-cadinol (7.6%), β-selinene (6.4%), trans-verbenol (5.9%), caryophyllene oxide (5.7%), α-phellandren-8-ol (5.0%), verbenone (5.0%) and δ-cadinene (5.1%). The antimicrobial activity of the oil was tested against a panel of seventeen bacterial and six fungal strains by the disc diffusion method. The oil inhibited the growth of all test organisms at various levels; however, it showed significant inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species, as well as yeasts. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were also determined.

Anti-diarrheal, Analgesic and Anti-microbial activities of the plant Lalmesta (Hibiscus sabdariffa): A review

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Raihan Sarkar ◽  
SM Moazzem Hossen ◽  
Md Sariful Islam Howlader ◽  
Md Ashfaqure Rahman ◽  
Avijit Dey
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Castor Oil ◽  
Ethanolic Extract ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Hibiscus Sabdariffa ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Writhing Test

The aim of this study was to phytochemically investigate the ethanolic extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn. calyces and to evaluate the analgesic, anti-microbial and anti-diarrheal activities of this. The calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa were separated from the other plant parts and sun dried and extracted using ethanol and phytochemically and pharmacologically evaluated.Different Phytochemical tests were performed for phytochemical screening and for determining the functional groups. Different methods like Disc diffusion method for antimicrobial activity determination, Castor oil induced diarrhea in mice method for the antidiarrheal study and Acetic acid induced writhing test for analgesic activity were employed. Phytochemical screening of the calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa ensured the presence of alkaloid, flavonoids, saponins, tannins in the crude ethanolic extract. The peripheral analgesic activity was evaluated by acetic acid induced Writhing method. The extract produced 66.85% (p< 0.001) inhibition of writhing in mice at the dose of 500-mg/kg body weight, which is comparable to diclofenac sodium (78.45% (p<0.001) at the dose of 25mg/kg). The anti-diarrheal activity of the crude extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa was evaluated using the model of castor oil induced diarrhea in mice. The crude etanolic extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa (calyces) showed a marked antidiarrhoeal activity at dose of 500 mg/kg-body weight as compared to the standard antidiarrhoeal agent loperamide (dose:50mg/kg-body weight). Hibiscus sabdariffa caused an increase in latent period i.e. delayed the onset of diarrhoeal episode and decreased the frequency of defecation. Anti-microbial activity was tested using a number of micro-organisms. The peripheral analgesic activity of the ethanolic extract of the calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa against acute inflammatory pain was significantly high as compared to potent inhibitory activity of Diclofenac (25mg/kg). Therefore, it is likely that the ethanolic extract at a dose of 400mg/kg might suppress the formation of these substances or antagonize the action of these substances and thus exerts its analgesic activity in acetic acid-induced writhing test. Anti-diarrheal activity was present in the ethanolic extract (500mg/kg) which indicate that the drug in decreased intestinal motility. This plant sample didn’t show any antimicrobial activity. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ijpls.v1i3.12978 International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Vol.1(3) 2012

scholarly journals Effective Trapping of Fruit Flies with Cultures of Metabolically Modified Acetic Acid Bacteria

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (7) ◽  
pp. 2265-2273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Ishii ◽  
Naoki Akasaka ◽  
Itsuko Goda ◽  
Hisao Sakoda ◽  
Shinsuke Fujiwara
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Regulatory Protein ◽  
Acetic Acid Solution ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Isobutyric Acid ◽  
Fruit Flies ◽  
Specific Gene ◽  
Content Type

ABSTRACTAcetoin in vinegar is an attractant to fruit flies when combined with acetic acid. To make vinegar more effective in attracting fruit flies with increased acetoin production,Komagataeibacter europaeusKGMA0119 was modified by specific gene disruption of the acetohydroxyacid isomeroreductase gene (ilvC). A previously constructed mutant lacking the putative ligand-sensing region in the leucine-responsive regulatory protein (KeLrp, encoded byKelrp) was also used. TheilvCandKelrpdisruptants (KGMA5511 and KGMA7203, respectively) produced greater amounts of acetoin (KGMA5511, 0.11%; KGMA7203, 0.13%) than the wild-type strain KGMA0119 (0.069%). KGMA7203 produced a trace amount of isobutyric acid (0.007%), but the other strains did not. These strains produced approximately equal amounts of acetic acid (0.7%). The efficiency of fruit fly attraction was investigated with culturedDrosophila melanogaster.D. melanogasterflies (approximately 1,500) were released inside a cage (2.5 m by 2.5 m by 1.5 m) and were trapped with a device containing vinegar and a sticky sheet. The flies trapped on the sticky sheet were counted. The cell-free supernatant from KGMA7203 culture captured significantly more flies (19.36 to 36.96% of released flies) than did KGMA0119 (3.25 to 11.40%) and KGMA5511 (6.87 to 21.50%) cultures. Contrastingly, a 0.7% acetic acid solution containing acetoin (0.13%) and isobutyric acid (0.007%), which mimicked the KGMA7203 supernatant, captured significantly fewer flies (0.88 to 4.57%). Furthermore, the KGMA0119 supernatant with additional acetoin (0.13%) and isobutyric acid (0.007%) captured slightly more flies than the original KGMA0119 supernatant but fewer than the KGMA7203 supernatant, suggesting that the synergistic effects of acetic acid, acetoin, isobutyric acid, and unidentified metabolites achieved the efficient fly trapping of the KGMA7203 supernatant.

Preparation and Properties of Copolymer of Methacrylic Acid and Acrylamide onto Degraded Chitosan Initiated by HRP/H2O2/ACAC

2011 ◽  
Vol 80-81 ◽  
pp. 396-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Hua Lv ◽  
Xiao Liang Yan ◽  
Rui Jun Gao
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Methacrylic Acid ◽  
Acetic Acid Solution ◽  
Leather Industry ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Acid Reaction ◽  
Good Uniformity

The chitosan was degraded by hydrochloric acid and the effects of concentration of chitosan, amount of hydrochloric acid, reaction temperature and reaction time on the viscosity of chitosan were investigated. The results showed that the degraded chitosan with low viscosity could be prepared when chitosan (wt 6%) was dissolved in acetic acid solution and hydrochloric acid (wt 3%) at 90°C for 6 h to decrease the viscosity from 7.52 mPa·s to 2.48 mPa·s. Then, a graft copolymer was synthesized by copolymerization of degraded chitosan with methacrylic acid (MAA) and acrylamide (AAM) by using horseradish peroxidase (HRP)/H2O2/acetylacetone (ACAC) as initiator. The structures of original chitosan, degraded chitosan and the copolymer were characterized by FTIR. The copolymer was applied to the leather industry as an amphoteric retanning agent. The applied results showed that the retanned leather had the merits of good uniformity fullness softness, strong selecting filling properties, good dyeing ability and antimicrobial activity.

scholarly journals PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF DRIED FLOWERS OF ADENIUM OBESUM

2019 ◽  
pp. 34-36
Author(s):  
SIREESHA KALVA ◽  
RAGHUNANDAN N.
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Dilution Method ◽  
Phytochemical Analysis ◽  
Standard Drug ◽  
Inhibition Concentration ◽  
Test Organisms ◽  
Phytochemical Constituents

Objective: To estimate the antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract of Adenium obesum (family Apocyanaceae) in association with phytochemical analysis. Methods: The methanolic extract of the flowers of Adenium obesum was prepared and investigated for phytochemical constituents using standard methods. Antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract Adenium obesum has been carried out against one gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and one gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli and the antifungal activity of the plant extract was evaluated on Candida albicans species. The testing was done by the disc diffusion method to visualize the zone of inhibition of methanolic extract was compared with that of standard drug i.e., Ciprofloxacin for antibacterial activity and Fluconazole for antifungal activity. The minimum inhibition concentration was determined by micro dilution method (cup-plate method). Results: The present investigation shows the phytochemical analysis confirmed the presence of alkaloids, saponin glycosides, flavonoids, phenols, proteins and amino acids, cardiac glycosides, steroids, tannin, and phenolic compounds. The anti-microbial activity of the methanolic extract of the plant showed significant results against all the three of the test organisms in compare to the standard drugs. Conclusion: The present study concluded that methanolic extract of the flowers of adenium obesum proved the existence of phytochemical constituents. The methanolic extract of the was found to possess promising antimicrobial activity when compared with the standards and it can be useful for the development of antibiotics.

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