TY  - JOUR
T1  - Antibacterial Comparative Study Between Extracts of Mexican Propolis and of Three Plants Which Use <I>Apis mellifera</I> for its Production
AU - Londono Orozco, Amparo AU - Avila Acevedo, Jose Guillermo AU - Canales Martinez, Ma. Margarita AU - Hernandez Delgado, Claudia Tzasna AU - Serrano, P. Rocio AU - Flores Ortiz, Cesar Mateo AU - Duran Diaz, Angel AU - Penieres Carrillo, Jose Guillermo AU - Garcia Tovar, Carlos Gerardo AU - Cruz Sanchez, Tonatiuh Alejandro 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 8
SP  - 1250
EP  - 1254
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.1250.1254
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.1250.1254
KW  - Propolis
KW  -Apis mellifera
KW  -mexican plant extracts
KW  -antibacterial properties
KW  -beehives
KW  -floral extracts
AB  - The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial properties of extracts obtained from three Mexican plants (<I>Callistemon citrinus </I>Stapf,<I> Eucalyptus camaldulensis </I>Dehnhardt and<I> Ricinus communis </I>L) and of extracts of propolis produced by <I>Apis mellifera </I>in the same region comparing them by diffusion and plate dilution tests. Hexane and ethyl and methanol acetate extracts from each plant as well as propolis hexane and ethanol extracts were tested on 2 gram-positive and 8 gram-negative bacterial strains: <I>Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Shigella dysenteriae</I>,<I> Salmonella tiphy, Yersinia enterocolitica, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter agglomerans</I> (<I>Pantoea agglomerans</I>), <I>Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae </I>Nr. 01 and<I> V. cholerae </I>(clinical case). The propolis extracts was analyzed by HPLC chromatography. Propolis extracts were active against <I>Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Vibrio cholerae </I>Nr. 01 and<I> V. cholerae </I>(clinical case). <I>Callistemon citrinus </I>Stapf extracts were effective against <I>Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Vibrio cholerae </I>Nr<I>. 01 </I>and<I> V. cholerae </I>(clinical case), <I>Eucalyptus camaldulensis </I>Dehnhardt extracts acted against <I>Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis </I>and<I> Vibrio cholerae </I>Nr. 01 and<I> Ricinus communis </I>L extracts were effective against<I> V. cholerae </I>(clinical case), <I>Shigella dysenteriae </I>and<I> E. agglomerans</I>. In general, antimicrobial activity of propolis coincided with plant extract activity against <I>Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Vibrio cholerae </I>Nr. 01 and<I> V. cholerae </I>(clinical case). The major compounds were the flavones, cinnamic acid derivative and the caffeic acid derivative. These data corroborate the close relationship between propolis composition and the constitution of plants serving as source for some of its components. Thus, the antibacterial spectrum of propolis will vary depending on the geographical situation and the types of vegetation of a given region. On the other hand, plants used by <I>Apis mellifera</I> to produce propolis are being considered as source of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial action.
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