Antimicrobial activity of wax and hexane extracts from Citrus spp. peels
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 102(6): 681-685, Sept. 2007. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Antibacterial and antifungal properties of wax and hexane extracts of Citrus spp. peels were tested using bioautographic and microdilution techniques against three plant pathogenic fungi (Penicillium digitatum, Curvularia sp., and Colletotrichum sp.), two human pathogens (Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum canis), and two opportunistic bacteria (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus). Two polymethoxylated flavonoids and a coumarin derivative, were isolated and identified from peel extracts, which presented antimicrobial activity especially against M. canis and T. mentagrophytes 4',5,6,7,8-pentamethoxyflavone (tangeritin) and 3',4',5,6,7,8-hexamethoxyflavone (nobiletin) from C. reticulata; and 6,7-dimethoxycoumarin (also known as escoparone, scoparone or scoparin) from C. limon.
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Assunto principal:
Staphylococcus aureus
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Ceras
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Citrus
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Fungos Mitospóricos
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Escherichia coli
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Hexanos
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Antibacterianos
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En
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
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2007
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Article
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Brasil
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Brasil