ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF MENTHA PULEGIUM ESSENTIAL OIL

Publish Year: 1397
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MEDISM19_173

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 13 مهر 1397

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Background and Aim:The antimicrobial activity of plant oils and extracts has been recognized for many years; With regard to rapid emerging antibiotic resistance in bacteria, the importance of developing new, reliable, cost-efficient, and non-toxic herbal antimicrobial agents is undeniable.In this research, the essential oil from leaves of Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) plant was evaluated against some bacteria and fungi.Methods:The essential oil was obtained by water-distillation using clevenger-type system. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of essential oil was determined by modified E-test.Results:The results indicated that Mentha pulegium essential oil, had high inhibitory activity against Gram positive (Bacillus Cereus(MIC=31mcg/ml) and Staphylococcus aureus(MIC=62mcg/ml)), and Gram negative (Escherichia coli(MIC=15mcg/ml), Klebsiella and shigella(MIC=31mcg/ml)) bacteria. The Candida albicans also showed a considerable sensitivity to this essential oil.Conclusion:Based on these results, it can be suggested that essential oil of M. pulegium with high effective antibacterial activity can be used as a new source for producing antibiotics against bacterial and fungal pathogens.

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Marzieh Bahramian

Department of Microbiology, school of medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran

Mansour Amin

Department of Microbiology, school of medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran