Antimicrobial Activity of Alternanthera caracasana.

M. Canales-Martínez Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Unidad de Biología, Tecnología y Prototipos (UBIPRO), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala (FESI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, México

T. Hernández-Delgado Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Unidad de Biología, Tecnología y Prototipos (UBIPRO), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala (FESI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, México

C. Flores-Ortiz Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Unidad de Biología, Tecnología y Prototipos (UBIPRO), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala (FESI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, México

A. Durán-Díaz Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Unidad de Biología, Tecnología y Prototipos (UBIPRO), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala (FESI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, México

A.M. García-Bores Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Unidad de Biología, Tecnología y Prototipos (UBIPRO), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala (FESI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, México

G. Avila-Acevedo Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Unidad de Biología, Tecnología y Prototipos (UBIPRO), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala (FESI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, México

ABSTRACT

The antimicrobial activity of different extracts of Alternanthera caracasana. HBK against 11 bacterial strains and 1 yeast strain was evaluated. The ethyl acetate extract showed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus., Staphylococcus epidermidis., Bacillus subtilis., Sarcina lutea., and one strain of Vibrio cholerae.. There was no antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans.. As a bioactive compound, 7-methoxycoumarin was identified.

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