Antimicrobial activity of Tunisian Euphorbia paralias L.

Malek Besbes Hlila; Kaouther Majouli; Hichem Ben Jannet; Mahjoub Aouni; Maha Mastouri; Boulbaba Selmi

doi:10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.06.008

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (Jul 2017)

Antimicrobial activity of Tunisian Euphorbia paralias L.

Malek Besbes Hlila,
Kaouther Majouli,
Hichem Ben Jannet,
Mahjoub Aouni,
Maha Mastouri,
Boulbaba Selmi

Affiliations

Malek Besbes Hlila: Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases and Biological Active Substances, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Avenue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
Kaouther Majouli: Laboratory of Biochemistry, Research Unit: UR 12ES08 “Cell Signaling and Pathologies”, Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Hichem Ben Jannet: Laboratory of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Natural Products and Reactivity, Team: Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Mahjoub Aouni: Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases and Biological Active Substances, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Avenue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
Maha Mastouri: Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases and Biological Active Substances, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Avenue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
Boulbaba Selmi: Laboratory of Bioresources: Integrative Biology and Exploiting, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, Department of Molecular Biology, Cellular and Biotechnology, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.06.008
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 7
pp. 629 – 632

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Objective: To examine the potential antimicrobial activity of Euphorbia paralias L. (Euphorbiaeae) leaves and stems extracts. Methods: The antimicrobial activity was tested against six microbial strains: Escherichia coli ATCC 8739, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Salmonella enterica CIP 8039, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 and Candida albicans ATCC 90028 by two different methods, the disk method and the dilution method. Results: Our results showed the important antimicrobial activity of the chloroform extract of the stems towards the majority of the strains by using both methods. Bacillus subtilis was the most sensitive strain (MIC = MBC = 15 μg/mL). Conclusion: Thus, some extracts of Euphorbia paralias can be used in the treatment of infectious diseases caused by microbes.

Published in Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

ISSN: 2221-1691 (Print); 2588-9222 (Online)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; Science: Biology (General)
Website: http://www.apjtb.org/

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