Inhibition of Bacterial Growth on Cotton Fabric Using Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) Extracts | Chapter 1 | Microbiology and Biotechnology Research: An Overview Vol. 4

 

Textiles and fibrous materials are usually subjected to various finishing techniques before being provided for their users, and to provide protection for the textiles from biodegradation. The present study investigated the effects of the aqueous extracts of mesquite on the growth and survival of two bacteria. Bacterial isolates of E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus were obtained from the Food Microbiology Laboratory and grown in nutrient agar medium. A 48-hour-old culture of both E. coli and S. aureus, on plates containing an NA medium, was used for the preparation of the inoculum. The results of the study showed that the aqueous extracts of the different plant parts of mesquite were highly effective in suppressing bacterial growth. However, the aqueous extracts were more effective against the Gram-positive bacterium (Staphylococcus aureus) compared to the Gram-negative bacterium (E. coli). Extracts of the mesquite plant were also effective in decreasing the survival ability of the two tested bacteria on cotton fabrics, although the effects were more pronounced against the Gram-positive bacterium (Staphylococcus aureus). From the present study, it could be concluded that mesquite extracts are able to inhibit growth and reduce the survival of the Gram-positive bacteria on cotton fabrics and can be used as an alternative to antibiotics.

 

Author(s) Details

Fadl Elmoula A. Idris
Faculty of Industries Engineering and Technology, University of Gezira, Sudan.

 

Awad M. Abdel – Rahim
Faculty of Industries Engineering and Technology, University of Gezira, Sudan.

 

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mbrao/v4/5370

 

Novel Herbal Gel Formulation of Terminalia chebula Retz., Plant | Chapter 7 | Pharmaceutical Science: New Insights and Developments Vol. 1

A novel approach was adopted for developing a herbal gel using Terminalia chebula Retz., a plant revered as the "King of Medicine" in Tibetan traditional medicine. This plant thrives in tropical and subtropical regions of East Asia at altitudes of up to 2000 meters, with optimal growth conditions in areas receiving 100–150 cm of annual rainfall and temperatures ranging between 0–17°C. The plant is a rich source of bioactive compounds, including steroids, flavonoids, tannins, reducing sugars, belleric acid, bellericoside, chebulinic acid, gallic acid, ethyl gallate, punicalagin, terflavin A, terchebin, luteolin, and tannic acid. These constituents contribute to its diverse pharmacological properties, including antibacterial, antifungal, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, and sunburn-soothing effects. Herbal medicines are the oldest form of health care known to mankind. Gel formulations prepared with Carbopol 940, triethanolamine and Propyl Paraben showed good homogeneity, no skin irritation, good stability and anti-inflammatory activity and gel formulations with varying concentrations of T. chebula extract were prepared and assessed. Among the formulations tested, the 5% concentration demonstrated superior performance across all evaluation parameters. This indicates its potential as an effective and alternative option for therapeutic applications and advanced drug delivery systems.

 

Author (s) Details

 

R. Bhramaramba
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, Sir C. R Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India.

 

K. Hari Prasath
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, Sir C. R Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India.

 

Ch. Amulya
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, Sir C. R Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India.

 

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The Potential of Terminalia chebula Aqueous Extract in Plasmid Curing Activity against R-plasmids of Microorganisms | Chapter 13 | Novel Aspects on Pharmaceutical Research Vol. 3

 From distant past, humans are benefited from usual drugs based on curative plant formulations. They are known to have preventive and helping cure abilities for various conditions. Antimicrobial resistance happens due to the mutation in microorganisms and the unfit use of antibiotics. The use of plasmid-curing powers in combination accompanying antibiotics may comprise a solution to control the development and spread of medicine resistance encrypted by antibiotic resistance plasmids. In this unit, we describe the plasmid curing venture of the protein-enriched aqueous extract from the crop of Terminalia chebula against multi-drug resistance microorganisms Bacillus subtilis and Shigella sonnei. The partially purified extract healed plasmids pUB110 and pARI-815 of B. subtilis and S. sonnei at 100% and 44% curing efficiency, individually, which was again checked by the agarose coagulate electrophoresis.

Author(s) Details:

Pratibha Srivastava,
MACS-Agharkar Research Institute, Pune-411004, Maharashtra, India.

Prashant K. Dhakephalkar,
MACS-Agharkar Research Institute, Pune-411004, Maharashtra, India.

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Leaf Extract of Cassia fistula: A Biofungicide against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Cercospora bataticola| Chapter 8 | Cutting Edge Research in Biology Vol. 1

 Indiscriminate and unrestrained use of chemical fungicides have grown resistant in many fungal plant pathogens that challenging to control most fungal plant ailments. Since the dawn of time, phytochemicals have donated a important role to human prosperity without producing any harm. PFT means with various leaf extracts of Cassia fistula (Aqueous, methanol and acetone)  and their three concentrations (250µl, 500µl and 1000µl per 15 ml of PDA) were secondhand against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose (a post-harvest ailment of fruits) and Cercospora bataticola, leading to leaf spot of vegetable. The study's findings disclosed that maximum inhibition (76.8%) of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides was establish with1000µl concentration of methanolic extract of Cassia fistula leaves 3 DAI while maximum restriction of Cercospora bataticola (68.7%) was found accompanying the same aggregation of acetone extract of Cassia fistula leaves 3 DAI. Considerable growth restriction of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (68.7%) and Cercospora bataticola (50.5%) were found accompanying 1000µl aggregation of methanolic and acetonic extracts of Cassia fistula leaves. 5 DAI. Acetonic extract of Cassia fistula leaves with 1000µl aggregation was also erect as a good antifungal for Colletotrichum gloeosporioides with 64.8% and 54.6% progress inhibition 3 DAI and 5 DAI individually. The current study found that methanolic and acetonic leaf extracts of Cassia fistula maybe used for fungal plant ailment management, but more research is wanted.

Author(s) Details:

Doomar Singh,
Department of Plant Pathology, AKS University, Satna, M.P.-485001, India.

Sushil Kumar Yadav,
Agriculture Plant Pathology, AKS University, Satna, M.P., India.

Santosh Kumar,
Faculty of Life Science, AKS University, Satna, M.P., India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CERB-V1/article/view/8631