Research Article | Volume: 5, Issue: 6, June, 2015

Bacteriostatic and Bactericidal Profile of Leaves and Twigs Essential oils of Moroccan Pistacia lentiscus L.

Taoufik Haloui ,  Abdellah Farah,  Mounyr Balouiri,  Marwa Chraibi,  Mouhcine Fadil,  Kawtar Fikri Benbrahim,  Aziz Belrhiti Alaoui   
Taoufik Haloui1 & 2, Abdellah Farah2, Mounyr Balouiri3, Marwa Chraibi3, Mouhcine Fadil1, Kawtar Fikri Benbrahim3, Aziz Belrhiti Alaoui1

1Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, BP 2202 - Road Imouzzer. Fez, Morocco.

2Laboratory of Aromatic Plants, Medicinal and Natural Substances, National Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, P.O. Box 159. Taounate, 34025, Morocco.

3Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology Saïss. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, P.O.Box 2202. Fez, Morocco.

Open Access   

Published:  Jun 27, 2015

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2015.50607
PDF [ 0.1 MB]
Request Permission
Share
Download Citation
Print
Download PDF
Abstract

In order to increase the Moroccan Pistacia lentiscus L. value, the antibacterial activity of its twig’s and leave’s essential oils was evaluated. The study of antibacterial activity was performed on Gram positive bacteria Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa by the microdilution method. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) values of leaves and twigs essential oils against the four studied strains were determined and showed that both essential oils tested have remarkable antibacterial activity. Bacillus subtilis was the most sensitive strain against the two essential oils while Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most resistant one.


Keyword:     Essential oil Pistacia lentiscus antibacterial activity bacteriostatic bactericidal.

Citation:

Taoufik Haloui, Abdellah Farah, Mounyr Balouiri, Marwa Chraibi, Mouhcine Fadil, Kawtar Fikri Benbrahim, Aziz Belrhiti Alaoui. Bacteriostatic and Bactericidal Profile of Leaves and Twigs Essential oils of Moroccan Pistacia lentiscus L. J App Pharm Sci, 2015; 5 (06): 050-053.

Copyright:The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
HTML Full Text

Reference

Article Metrics
373 Views 31 Downloads 404 Total

Year

Month

Related Search

By author names