In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the potential antibacterial properties that bioactive glasses may possess. However, there have been several conflicting reports on the antibacterial efficacy of 45S5 Bioglass(®). Various mechanisms regarding its mode of action have been proposed, such as changes in the environmental pH, increased osmotic pressure, and 'needle-like' sharp ...

BACKGROUND Anethum graveolens Linn., Foeniculum vulgare Mill. and Trachyspermum ammi L. are widely used traditional medicinal plants to treat various ailments. To provide a scientific basis to traditional uses of these plants, their aqueous and organic seed extracts, as well as isolated phytoconstituents were evaluated for their antibacterial potential. METHODS Antibacterial activity of aqueo...

INTRODUCTION Septilin is an Ayurvedic preparation which contains antibacterial and anti-inflammatory principles. Septilin has been reported to stimulate phagocytosis. Cahu and Hirsh (1960) demonstrated the presence of an antibacterial protein (phagocytin) in the cytoplasmic granules of polymorphs. This protein of polymorphs has an antibacterial effect on both gram-positive and gram-negative org...

The prevention of microbial surface contamination has become most crucial in today’s health care system, and in food and pharmaceutical production. Human beings are often infected by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and molds that often infect living environments. Silver nanoparticles or silver ions have been known to have strong inhibitory and bactericidal effects. Metallic nanopartic...

The antibacterial activity of cefminox (CMNX) against anaerobic bacteria was studied in vitro. The results are as follows: 1. CMNX exerted antibacterial activity against a wide range of anaerobes, excluding Clostridium innocuum. The antibacterial activity of CMNX against Bacteroides fragilis was comparable to that of latamoxef and superior to cefoxitin, but CMNX's activity against anaerobic coc...

BACKGROUND hGlyrichin is a novel human antimicrobial peptide rich in glycine. The previous study of known human antimicrobial peptides indicated that in an eligible range, the greater corresponding antibacterial activity was consisted with the shorter peptide sequence. FINDINGS Two peptides named pCM19 and pCM12 were synthesized and the antibacterial activity assay results showed that these p...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aims of the present study were to determine and compare the effects of different concentrations of Althaea officinalis extract, 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX), and penicillin on Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophilus in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS The laboratory study was done, for a period of 8 weeks. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in the test tube, min...

although some venoms and their isolated compounds have been shown to have antibacterial properties, most have not been investigated for such activity. echis carinatus is one of the most venomous snakes in the world and has an effective haematotoxic venom that destroys endothelial cells and causes haemorrhagia. in this study, the antibacterial activity of iranian snake echis carinatus venom agai...

Aortic graft infection is a potentially lethal complication of open and endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms. Graphene is the only existing two-dimensional material, and its unique structure gives graphene and its derivatives a plethora of original characteristics. Among other characteristics, graphene demonstrates bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects that could potentially resolve the pr...