Preliminary study on the antimicrobial activity of Enicostemma littorale using different solvents

Abstract

The findings of the study indicate littorale could also be a new source for antibiotics discovery.

Loranthus micranthusLinn.: Biological Activities and Phytochemistry

“…In addition, in contemporary medicine because of unreasonable and indiscriminate consumption of antimicrobial drugs, the infectious microorganisms have developed resistance. Therefore, controlling the existing infectious diseases necessitates new alternative antimicrobial drug regimens [51]. Osodebe and Ukwueze have presented the wide range of data regarding the antimicrobial activities of L. micranthus [31].…”

RETRACTED: Antimicrobial secondary metabolites from marine gastropod egg capsules and egg masses

“…The extract showed promising activity against E. coli, Bacillus subtilis, Enterobacter aerogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella paratyphi and Serratia marcescens. The fresh and developing egg masses showed antibacterial activity [34][35][36][37][38][39][40] . In view of cross linked nature of the empty capsules could be a potential source of biopolymers that could be suitably used in the field of medicine and also ecofriendly biodegradable polymers [41] .…”

In vitro trypanocidal activity of the Egyptian plant Schinopsis lorentizii against trypomastigote and amastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi

“…The use of plant extracts or plant-derived chemicals to treat several diseases has stood the test of time. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of medicinal plants in both underdeveloped and developing countries-natural drugs have been reported to be safe, especially when compared to synthetic drugs (Abirami et al, 2012). Table 1 lists the results obtained for the trypanocidal activity of the assayed plant extracts against T. cruzi trypomastigotes.…”

“…Although the discovery of Chagas' disease dates back to over one hundred years, the drugs that are currently available to treat infected individuals, Nifurtimox and benznidazole have serious drawbacks. These medications exhibit high toxicity and limited effect against different T. cruzi isolates and stages of the disease, which makes the discovery of novel pharmaceuticals a matter of utmost importance (Soeiro 2009;Andriani et al, 2011).In this context, natural sources such as plants, which contain various secondary metabolites, can play an important role in the discovery of new substances with biological potential (Schimidt et al, 2012).…”