Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/525613
Title: Evaluation of aromatic plants and compounds used to fight multidrug resistant infections
Authors: Perumal Samy, R. 
Manikandan, J.
Al Qahtani, M.
Issue Date: 2013
Citation: Perumal Samy, R., Manikandan, J., Al Qahtani, M. (2013). Evaluation of aromatic plants and compounds used to fight multidrug resistant infections. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 : -. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/525613
Abstract: Traditional medicine plays a vital role for primary health care in India, where it is widely practiced to treat various ailments. Among those obtained from the healers, 78 medicinal plants were scientifically evaluated for antibacterial activity. Methanol extract of plants (100 g of residue) was tested against the multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Forty-seven plants showed strong activity against Burkholderia pseudomallei (strain TES and KHW) and Staphylococcus aureus, of which Tragia involucrata L., Citrus acida Roxb. Hook.f., and Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa ex Roxb. showed powerful inhibition of bacteria. Eighteen plants displayed only a moderate effect, while six plants failed to provide any evidence of inhibition against the tested bacteria. Purified compounds showed higher antimicrobial activity than crude extracts. The compounds showed less toxic effect to the human skin fibroblasts (HEPK) cells than their corresponding aromatic fractions. Phytochemical screening indicates that the presence of various secondary metabolites may be responsible for this activity. Most of the plant extracts contained high levels of phenolic or polyphenolic compounds and exhibited activity against MDR pathogens. In conclusion, plants are promising agents that deserve further exploration. Lead molecules available from such extracts may serve as potential antimicrobial agents for future drug development to combat diseases caused by the MDR bacterial strains as reported in this study. © 2013 Ramar Perumal Samy et al.
Source Title: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/96525
ISSN: 1741427X
DOI: 10.1155/2013/525613
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