Despite the wide availability of clinically useful antimicrobial drugs, the limited availability of these compounds in the African regions stimulates to verify the antibacterial activity of endemic plants. Flavonoids and phenolic acids are widely known as antioxidants, however, attention has been also paid to their antimicrobial activity. Objective of this work was to estimate the content of phenolic compounds of four Nigerian vegetables, Ocimum graticimum, Vernonia amygdalina, Corchorous olitorius and Manihot utilissima, and to test their antimicrobial activities against 10 selected microorganisms.
Antimicrobial effects of different extracts from Nigerian vegetables containing flavonoids and cynnamoyl derivatives / Salawu S Ola; Giaccherini C; Innocenti M.; Vincieri F.F; Akindahunsi AA; Mulinacci N.. - STAMPA. - 2:(2008), pp. 785-786. (Intervento presentato al convegno XXIV International Conference on Polyphenols tenutosi a Salamanca nel 9-11 Luglio 2008).
Antimicrobial effects of different extracts from Nigerian vegetables containing flavonoids and cynnamoyl derivatives.
INNOCENTI, MARZIA;VINCIERI, FRANCO FRANCESCO;MULINACCI, NADIA
2008
Abstract
Despite the wide availability of clinically useful antimicrobial drugs, the limited availability of these compounds in the African regions stimulates to verify the antibacterial activity of endemic plants. Flavonoids and phenolic acids are widely known as antioxidants, however, attention has been also paid to their antimicrobial activity. Objective of this work was to estimate the content of phenolic compounds of four Nigerian vegetables, Ocimum graticimum, Vernonia amygdalina, Corchorous olitorius and Manihot utilissima, and to test their antimicrobial activities against 10 selected microorganisms.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.