Antibacterial Activity of Two Iraqi Plants from the Family Pinaceae

Abstract

Pine is regarded as a remedy of wounds in traditional medicine. Terpene acids like abietic and isopimaric acid are the active constituents which poses antibacterial activities. The hexane fraction of both Pinus halepensis and Cedrus libani was assayed against eight different bacteria of G+ve and G-ve using agar diffusion method. The zones of inhibition were determined and compared with the wide spectrum antibacterial ciprofloxacin as a positive control

Keywords

• terpen acid, abietic acid, Pinus halepensis, Cedrus libani, antibacterial activity