in this study, total phenolics and flavonoids content, antiradical and antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract of two iranian acorn varieties, namely quercus.castaneifolia var castaneifolia and quercus.branti var persica were evaluated. total phenolic and flavonoid content and extraction yield of methanolic extract of castaneifolia variety (mc) were significantly higher than that of the ex...

in this study, 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-nitrophenyl)porphyrin (tnpp) and its zinc porphyrin complex (zntnpp) were synthesized in situ using the microwave method and identified by uv-vis, ft-ir and 1h nmr. the photostability and photodynamic antimicrobial activity (pact) of these compounds were investigated on pseudomonas aeruginosa and bacillus subtilis under visible light irradiation. mic, mbc an...

background and objectives: commiphora habessinica (o.berg) engl. (burseraceae), boswellia sacra flueck (burseraceae), phoenix dactylifera l. (arecaceae), and doronicum glaciale (wulfen) nyman (asteraceae) are of ethnomedicinal importance in persian folk medicine and are widely used to treat infectious diseases. the aim of the present study was to investigate the antimicrobial properties of thes...

background: many efforts have been done to find effective agents against resistant pathogens. cuminum cyminum l. (cumin) is an aromatic plant within the apiaceae family. it has a variety of purposes and demonstrates antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. this study evaluated the activity of c. cyminum extract and essential oil against bacterial isolates which cause urinary tract infection, i...

introduction : in the recent years, due to the wide spread of resistant bacteria on one side and several different reports about the side effects of chemical drugs on the other side, vast researches on the medicinal plants have been started. in this study, antimicrobial effect of total extract of tribulus terrestris l . and its fraction containing benzoxazine derivative (terresoxazine) was stud...

echinophora platyloba d.c as a medicinal plant is used for preservation of foods and treatment of many diseases in different regions of iran. the present study was undertaken to determine the chemical composition and investigation of the antibacterial effects of essential oil as well as methanol extract from aerial part of echinophora platyloba d.c against s. aureus, l. monocytogenes, s. thyphi...

in this research, a novel formulation of sponge cake was studied. instant tea powder (itp) with high ester-catechins content was used to replace 0, 7.5, 12.5, and 17.5% of flour to make sponge cakes, hereafter referred to as the control, itp1, itp2, and itp3, respectively. the microbiological analysis and lipid oxidation experiments were conducted and the odor, flavor, color, chewiness, and ove...

background and aim: for rapid growing drug resistance among pathogenic microorganisms, it is essential to find new compounds with antimicrobial activity. medicinal herbs application in traditional treatment for thousand years, make this natural compound to the best choice for antimicrobial studies. the aim of this study is to determine the antimicrobial activity of artemisia against some import...

background : verbascum thapsus (vt) is a medicinal plant that chemical constituents of it revealed the presence of biologically active compounds with antibacterial properties. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and anti-adherent activities of ethanol extract of (vt) against of three oral streptococci in vitro. methods : in this study, biofilm formation of s. mutans 1...

a novel chemical detergent/disinfectant formulated based on persulfate salts, germicide p , is available for disinfection of surfaces and medical devices at the room temperature. because of the resistance of hospital-resident microorganisms, the antimicrobial activity of this compound is evaluated in the present study. the tests conducted with this disinfectant included bactericidal tests again...