In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Spices and Medicinal Herbs against Selected Microbes Associated with Juices
In the present investigation, comparison of antimicrobial activities of different spices, Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale, and Mentha arvensis, and medicinal herbs, such as Withania somnifera, Rauvolfia serpentina, Emblica officinalis, Terminalia arjuna, and Centella asiatica, was evaluated. Diff...
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| description | In the present investigation, comparison of antimicrobial activities of different spices, Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale, and Mentha arvensis, and medicinal herbs, such as Withania somnifera, Rauvolfia serpentina, Emblica officinalis, Terminalia arjuna, and Centella asiatica, was evaluated. Different extraction solvents (acetone, methanol, ethanol, and water) were used and extracts were examined against Bacillus cereus, Serratia sp., Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Aspergillus flavus, and Penicillium citrinum isolated from juices. Extracts from the medicinal herb and spices have significant activity. B. cereus was the most sensitive and R. mucilaginosa was the most resistant among the microorganisms tested. Ethanolic and methanolic extract of C. asiatica displayed maximum diameter of inhibition zone against bacteria and yeast and percentage mycelial inhibition against moulds. This study confirmed the potential of selected extracts of spices as effective natural food preservative in juices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b8dae47a4b4e4217b4655b359097bee02025-08-20T03:22:49ZengWileyInternational Journal of Microbiology1687-918X1687-91982016-01-01201610.1155/2016/90158029015802In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Spices and Medicinal Herbs against Selected Microbes Associated with JuicesRomika Dhiman0Neeraj Aggarwal1Kamal Rai Aneja2Manpreet Kaur3Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IndiaVaidyanath Research, Training and Diagnostic Centre, Kurukshetra, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IndiaIn the present investigation, comparison of antimicrobial activities of different spices, Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale, and Mentha arvensis, and medicinal herbs, such as Withania somnifera, Rauvolfia serpentina, Emblica officinalis, Terminalia arjuna, and Centella asiatica, was evaluated. Different extraction solvents (acetone, methanol, ethanol, and water) were used and extracts were examined against Bacillus cereus, Serratia sp., Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Aspergillus flavus, and Penicillium citrinum isolated from juices. Extracts from the medicinal herb and spices have significant activity. B. cereus was the most sensitive and R. mucilaginosa was the most resistant among the microorganisms tested. Ethanolic and methanolic extract of C. asiatica displayed maximum diameter of inhibition zone against bacteria and yeast and percentage mycelial inhibition against moulds. This study confirmed the potential of selected extracts of spices as effective natural food preservative in juices.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9015802 |
| spellingShingle | Romika Dhiman Neeraj Aggarwal Kamal Rai Aneja Manpreet Kaur In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Spices and Medicinal Herbs against Selected Microbes Associated with Juices International Journal of Microbiology |
| title | In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Spices and Medicinal Herbs against Selected Microbes Associated with Juices |
| title_full | In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Spices and Medicinal Herbs against Selected Microbes Associated with Juices |
| title_fullStr | In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Spices and Medicinal Herbs against Selected Microbes Associated with Juices |
| title_full_unstemmed | In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Spices and Medicinal Herbs against Selected Microbes Associated with Juices |
| title_short | In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Spices and Medicinal Herbs against Selected Microbes Associated with Juices |
| title_sort | in vitro antimicrobial activity of spices and medicinal herbs against selected microbes associated with juices |
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