Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Pistacia atlantica Subsp. kurdica Oil Gum Extract from Halabja Province/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq
The Pistica atlantica subsp. kurdica, or Ghazwan in Kurdish, which is widely distributed in Kurdistan region, Northern Iraq, is a native plant of this region and the major source of a Kurdish gum. This study investigates the antibacterial and antifungal effect of essential oil extracted from the gum...
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| Language: | English |
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Erbil Polytechnic University
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Polytechnic Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://polytechnic-journal.epu.edu.iq/home/vol12/iss1/20 |
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| Summary: | The Pistica atlantica subsp. kurdica, or Ghazwan in Kurdish, which is widely distributed in Kurdistan
region, Northern Iraq, is a native plant of this region and the major source of a Kurdish gum. This study
investigates the antibacterial and antifungal effect of essential oil extracted from the gum. The gum was
collected in June-July 2019 from the region of Halabja, a city in the north of Iraq. Essential oil was
extracted by using hydro distillation method; the antibacterial activity was evaluated by agar well
diffusion test and the inhibition zone (in mm) was determined against six selected bacterial strains which
included Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis,
Micrococcus leuteus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia. The antifungal activity was assessed by
testing different concentrations of oil gum against Aspergillus brasiliensis. Results showed the oil gum
extract to have significant antibacterial activity against both Gram positive and negative bacteria and
also to have strong antifungal activity because no growth was identified at different concentrations of
the extract and the extract significantly inhibited growth of the Aspergillus brasiliensis. The data of this
study suggested that Pistica atlantica subsp. kurdica oil gum has potential for application in
pharmaceutical drugs against bacteria and fungi. |
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| ISSN: | 2707-7799 |