In-vitro Sensitivity of Selected Enteric Bacteria to Extracts of Allium sativum L.

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dc.contributor.authorAREKEMASE, OLUSEGUN
dc.contributor.authorADETITUN, DAVID
dc.contributor.authorOYEYIOLA, GANIYU
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T08:46:12Z
dc.date.available2018-03-28T08:46:12Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractGarlic has been used throughout all of recorded history for culinary and medicinal reasons. The portion of the plant most often consumed is an underground storage structure called a head. The antimicrobial effects of Allium sativum (garlic) against some bacterial isolates were investigated using the agar diffusion well method. Standard methods were used to carry out the investigation. Photochemical analyses of the ethanolic extracts showed the presence of many secondary metabolites such as saponins, tannins, alkaloid steroids and glycosides. The minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of the agent (garlic) was determined for both the aqueous and ethanolic extract. The ethanolic extract was more effective than the aqueous extract, inhibiting all the test organisms. While the aqueous extracts was effective against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Garlic extracts are strictly broad-spectrum with immune boosting phytonutrients from Allium ‘family’. Further research will need to be done to carry out the purification of the active ingredients which have potential for combating human disease. Also, toxicological studies need to be evaluated.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNilen_US
dc.identifier.citation5en_US
dc.identifier.issnPrint ISSN 2067-3205; Electronic 2067-326
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/193
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNotulae Scientia Biologicaeen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries5;2
dc.subjectExtract,en_US
dc.subjectIn vitro,en_US
dc.subjectGarlic,en_US
dc.subjectPhytonutrient,en_US
dc.subjectTest organismen_US
dc.titleIn-vitro Sensitivity of Selected Enteric Bacteria to Extracts of Allium sativum L.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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