1. Photoinduced Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils from Eugenia brasiliensis Lam and Piper mosenii C. DC. by Blue Led Light.
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Macedo da Silva RO, Gonçalves Castro JW, de Menezes Dantas Junior O, Justino de Araújo AC, do Nascimento Silva Leandro MK, Oliveira Costa RJ, Leite Pinto L, Garcia Leandro LM, da Silva LE, do Amaral W, Parabocz LD, Ferriani AP, Garcia B, Sales Maia BHLN, Esmeraldo Rocha J, Fonseca Bezerra C, Sampaio de Freitas T, Socorro Costa M, Ferreira Campina F, Ferreira Matias EF, Iriti M, and Coutinho HDM
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The objective of this work was to evaluate the phytochemical composition and the antibacterial and antibiotic-modulating activities of the essential oils of Eugenia brasiliensis Lam (OEEb) and Piper mosenii C. DC (OEPm) singly or in association with blue LED (Light-emitting diode) light. The antibacterial and antibiotic-modulatory activities of the essential oils on the activity of aminoglycosides were evaluated to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC, μg/mL) in the presence or absence of exposure to blue LED light. The chemical analysis showed α-pinene and bicyclogermacrene as major constituents of OEPm, whereas α-muurolol was the main compound of OEEb. Both OEEb and OEPm showed MIC ≥ 512 μg/mL against the strains under study. However, the association of these oils with the blue LED light enhanced the action of the aminoglycosides amikacin and gentamicin. In conclusion, the association of aminoglycosides with the blue LED light and essential oils was effective against resistant bacteria., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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- 2019
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