African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial activity evaluation of the oleoresin oil of Pistacia vera L.

B. R. Ghalem and B. Mohamed
Biotoxicology Laboratory, Biology Institute, Science Faculty, Djillali Liabès University of Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 17 February 2009
  •  Published: 31 March 2009

Abstract

The hydrodistilled essential oils from Pistacia vera.L stem exudates have been tested against three bacteria (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus andProteus spp) using three methods: agar disc diffusion, determination of MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) and in the liquid phase by Maruzella method.The results obtained showed that essential oil resin of P. vera L. has antimicrobial activity against gram negative bacteria (E. coli and Proteus spp.) as well as gram positive bacteria (S. aureus), when Proteus spp. was the greatest inhibited of all the strains tested.

 

Key words: Essential oils, resin, Pistacia vera L., strains tested, antimicrobial activity.

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