Nagi A Al-Haj and Nurmas I Mashan and Mariana N Shamsudin and Habsah Mohamad and Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan and Zamberi Sekawi (2010) Antibacterial activity of marine source extracts against multidrug resistance organisms. Natural Product Communications, 5 (2). pp. 95-102. ISSN 1555-9475
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Abstract
Problem statement: Antimicrobial resistance is the major problem of global dimensions with a significant impact on morbidity, mortality and healthcare-associated costs. The problem has recently been worsened by the steady increase in multiresistant strains and by the restriction of antibiotic discovery and development programs. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonads and Escherichia coli are a major nosocomial and community-acquired pathogens for which few existing antibiotics are efficacious. The current study was conducted to investigate antibacterial activity of natural seaweed sources. Approach: Gracilaria changii Euchema denticulatum and sea cucumbers extracts against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pyogenes, Vibrio cholerae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Results: The Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values and Minimal Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) values of methanol extract were used against all assayed bacteria. Results indicated that G. changii, E. denticulatum and sea cucumbers extracts must possess major antibacterial components against infectious microorganisms. Conclusion: The results obtained indicate that Gracilaria changii and Euchema denticulatum could be a source of natural products with antibiotic modifying activity to be used against multidrug resistant bacteria.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL), Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE), Multiple Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimal Bactericidal Concentration (MBC), Community Acquired Pathogens (CAP) |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | ADMIN ADMIN |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2015 16:28 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2017 12:38 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/12033 |
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