Antimicrobial activity of some endemic plants growing in the Eastern Black Sea Region, Turkey

BURUK K., Sokmen A., Aydin F., ERTURK M.

Fitoterapia, vol.77, no.5, pp.388-391, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.fitote.2006.03.002
  • Journal Name: Fitoterapia
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.388-391
  • Keywords: Betula medwediewii, Heracleum platytaenium, Primula longipes, Anthemis cretica ssp argaea, Centaurea helenioides, antibacterial activity, MEDICINAL-PLANTS, EXTRACTS
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Eastern Black Sea Region has an extensive flora because of ample rainfall lasting all year. In this study, antimicrobial effects of 74 crude extracts of 22 endemic plants were investigated. Among the 30 active crude extracts, water-insoluble crude extracts from Betula medwediewii, Heracleum platytaenium, Primula longipes, Anthemis cretica ssp. argaea and Centaurea helenioides were the prominent ones with their MIC values. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.