In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Iris pseudacorus and Urtica dioica

Maryam  Ramtin; Alireza Massiha; Mohammad Reza  Majid Khoshkholgh - Pahlavian; Khosro Issazadeh; Mehdi Assmar; Saied Zarrabi

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In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Iris pseudacorus and Urtica dioica

Author(s):

Maryam Ramtin^1,*,

Alireza Massiha²,

Mohammad Reza Majid Khoshkholgh - Pahlavian³,

Khosro Issazadeh³,

Mehdi Assmar³,

Saied Zarrabi ⁴

1Graduate of Microbiology and Member of Young Researchers Club of Lahijan, Islamic Azad University of Lahijan Branch, Lahijan, Iran

2Department of Microbiology , Member of Young Researchers Club of Lahijan, Lahijan Branch , Islamic Azad University , Lahijan , Iran

3Department of Microbiology , Faculty of Science, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

4Department of Biochemistry , F aculty of Science, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 16, issue 3; 35-39

Published online:Feb 12, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:Oct 14, 2012

Accepted:Dec 18, 2012

How to Cite:Maryam RamtinAlireza MassihaMohammad Reza Majid Khoshkholgh - PahlavianKhosro IssazadehMehdi AssmarSaied Zarrabi et al.In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Iris pseudacorus and Urtica dioica.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.16(3):35-39.

Abstract

Background: In this study, the effects of antibacterial activity of Urtica dioica and Iris pseudacorus essential oils, native plant northern of Iran, were investigated for some selected bacteria.

Materials and Methods: The influence of essential oils was tested by the using of disk diffusion and micro-broth dilution methods against standard strains of the picked out bacteria. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS) analysis, bioactivity determination, Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of essential oils were utilized for this goal.

Results: This study showed that, Inhibition zone diameter varied from 11 to 19 mm and 9 to 17 mm for Urtica dioica and Iris pseudacorus respectively. In contrast, this figure fluctuated from 19 to 28 mm and 7 to 17 mm for gentamicin and ampicillin separately. By the application of micro-broth dilution technique, MICs for 1% essential oils were 1.8-7.5 μg/ml and 3.75-15 μg/ml for, Urtica dioica and Iris pseudacorus against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria individually. Furthermore, the MBCs of herbal essences were 1.8-15 μg/ml for, Urtica dioica and 15-30 μg/ml for Iris.

Conclusion: The application of essential oils for the bio-control of diseases, as a novel emerging alternative to antimicrobial treatments, lead to safer and more environmental management for infective diseases.

Keywords

Essentials Oil

Iris Pseudacorus

Urtica Dioica

Antimicrobial Activity

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