Journal: Plants
Article Title: Punica granatum as Anticandidal and Anti-HIV Agent: An HIV Oral Cavity Potential Drug
doi: 10.3390/plants11192622
Figure Lengend Snippet: Principal pharmacological properties of punicalagin, the major active compound in P. granatum .
Article Snippet: Antimicrobial , MIC values between 0.3 and 1.2 μg.mL −1 , where the spectrum of activity targeted Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as a yeast strain. The three Gram-positive strains were Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027, Salmonella enteritidis LC 216, and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922. The 13 Gram-positive bacteria strains comprised the following: Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228; Staphylococcus xylosus LC 57; Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538; Bacillus cereus CIP; Lactobacillus sakei ssp. sakei ATCC 15521; Lactobacillus plantarum CECT 4185; Pediococcus acidilactici LC P1; Enterococcus faecium DSMZ 10,663; Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 19,433; Enterococcus mundtii LC E23; Enterococcus sulfureus LC E28; Enterococcus casseliflavus LC E1; and Enterococcus columbae LC E2. The yeast strain employed was Candida albicans ATCC 10231. , [ ] .
Techniques: Activity Assay, Inhibition, Expressing, Protein-Protein interactions, Activation Assay, Membrane, Translocation Assay, Blocking Assay, Bacteria, Clone Assay, Virus