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Berries include a large number of species that are known for their nutritional and health benefits. Several studies have found that red currant has different biological properties, such as antiproliferative, anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antioxidant. The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of lyophilized fruit juice (RPJL) and waste extract (RPWL) obtained from red currant (Ribes rubrum L.) variety Redpoll on different Gram-positive (Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis) and Gramnegative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enteritidis, Proteus mirabilis, Enterobacter aerogenes) and one yeast (Candida albicans). The activity of dominant active compounds (ascorbic acid, quercetin and kaempferol) contained in red currants under the same conditions were also examined to determine their responsibility in the antimicrobial effect. Tested RPJL and RPWL showed moderate antimicrobial activity. The minimum inhibitory (MIC) and microbicidal concentrations (MBC/MFC) of RPJL and RPWL were 100 mg/ml and more than 100 mg/ml. RPJL and RPWL have the same effect on Gram (+) bacteria and the same MIC and MBC value. RPWL showed stronger antimicrobial effects on Gram (-) bacteria while the juice did not inhibit the growth of the Gram (-) bacteria at all. Standard solutions of ascorbic acid and quercetin showed strong inhibitory and microbicidal activity at lower concentrations than tested samples with the MIC/MBC (MFC) =2.5-10 mg/ml. Results showed that red currants could have potential applications as natural antimicrobial agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Honey is a product of high nutritional value, used as a raw material for obtaining mead. However, adding fruit juices, including chokeberry juice, can improve mead quality. This paper aims to assess the effects that adding different quantities of chokeberry juice, with the variation of 3 amounts of inoculated yeast, has on the fermentation and physicochemical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties of mead. The parameters analyzed are the dry matter content, pH value, and content of volatile acids, ethanol and methanol, total phenols and flavonoids, FRAP, DPPH, and ABTS tests, and antimicrobial properties. The results obtained in this paper show that adding chokeberry juice improves the antioxidant properties of the final product and positively affects the course of mead fermentation, i.e., it has led to an increase in the maximum concentration of ethanol. Regarding the chemical composition of mead, there is no significant difference, except in the obtained ethanol content, which is the highest in samples with 10% of added chokeberry juice. Furthermore, the control sample showed the best antimicrobial activity, while the sample with 5% added chokeberry juice showed the weakest effect. Finally, the strongest effect was seen in the sample with 20% of added chokeberry juice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Biljna esencijalna ulja imaju antimikrobne karakteristike, zbog čega su ulja našla svoju primenu i široko su zastupljena u očuvanju hrane i aromaterapiji, ali svoju primjenu nalaze i u medicini. Utjecaj esencijalnog ulja na mikroorganizme ovisi o tipu mikroorganizama i tipu ulja. Gram-pozitivne bakterije su osjetljivije na antimikrobno djelovanje ulja u usporedbi sa Gram-negativnim bakterijama. Esencijalno ulje ambrozije (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) ima širok spektar antimikrobnih aplikacija pa se njegova primjena preporučuje zbog potencijalnog pozitivnog učinka na zdravlje, odnosno antioksidativne aktivnosti. Cilj ovog rada bio je ispitati antibakterijski potencijal esencijalnog ulja ambrozije na rast bakterija Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis i Salmonella spp. Antimikrobni učinak ulja je ispitan difuzijskom metodom. Prije eksperimenta, zona inhibicije bakterijskog rasta je određena primjenom antibiotika gentamicina. Rezultati istraživanja potvrđuju antimikrobni učinak ulja ambrozije na rast bakterija Salmonella spp. i Bacillus subtilis, dok je na rast bakterije Escherichia coli utjecaj ulja bio neznatan. Usporedbom sa standardnim vrijednostima zone inhibicije preporučenim od EUCAST-a, utvrđena je osrednja osjetljivost bakterija Salmonella spp. i Bacillus subtilis i otpornost bakterije E. coli nakon tretmana uljem ambrozije. Ova istraživanja potvrđuju potencijal aplikacije esencijalnog ulja ambrozije u cilju inhibicije rasta bakterija Salmonella spp. i Bacillus subtilis.

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Infections caused by strains of bacteria that show resistance to a large number of antibiotics represent one of the leading problems today. The aim of this work is to examine new, natural resources with potential antimicrobial effects. The antibacterial activity of lichen resinoids (Evernia prunastri) was tested against reference strains Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 and clinical isolates of bacteria S. aureus, S. epidermidis, P. aeruginosa and E. coli, by the disc-diffusion method. Each 10 µl of resinoid, of different concentrations, was applied to sterile discs with a diameter of 6 mm. The tested resinoid exhibited the most significant antibac- terial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, while it was the weakest against the clinical isolate of Escherichia coli. The results indi- cate that the tested oakmoss resinoid shows moderate antimicrobial activity against the tested strains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Enrichment of food is a strategy to reduce the incidence of deficiencies in micronutrients in a population. Couscous is widely consumed in Algeria, thus the objective of this study was to obtain an enriched couscous with enhanced therapeutic potencies and with good physicochemical, technological, and microbiological characteristics. Three mass ratios of the traditional preparation Issoufer (10, 20, and 30 %) were added to wheat couscous, and then compared with a control couscous made 100 % of semolina. A significant (p < 0.05) increase was noticed in the ash, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and anti-radical activity values, for all the mass ratios of Issoufer powder. In contrast, the moisture and pH-value revealed a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in Issoufer powder. The acute toxicity study revealed no lethal effects and behavioural signs of toxicity at the tested doses (100, 250, 500, and 750 mg kg−1) of the extract of Issoufer during the 5 days of observation. The results of antibacterial activity showed diameters of inhibition zones had achieved 29.90±0.60 mm. Based on obtained results, Issoufer powder can be considered a good ingredient to develop functional couscous naturally enriched of secondary metabolites, and can be used in the prevention of several diseases, as well as used in the food industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The applications of organosulfur compounds, especially thioketones are varied which concerns both synthetic and biological chemistry. In this context, from the essential oil of Artemisia judaica L., extracted by hydrodistillation, and consisting mainly of piperitone (91.77 %), thione, and thiol derivatives were hemi-synthesized via a thionylation reaction byphosphorus pentasulphide (P2S5). The possible thione-thiol tautomerism in solution followed spectrophotometrically revealed the predominance of thiol form in solution. The antimicrobial activity of essential oils showed that the thionylation of essential oil caused a considerable increase in antimicrobial activity in particular against Escherichia coli. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The willow gentian (Gentiana asclepiadea L.) is a valuable source of secoiridoids, Cglycosylated flavones and xanthones used empirically in the treatment of liver and gastrointestinal disorders. Guided by ethnopharmacological data on the use of G. asclepiadea underground parts in the treatment of diarrhea, antimicrobial activity against selected pathogens of gastrointestinal significance was examined. Presented study was aimed to evaluate antimicrobial activity of the aqueous-ethanolic extract of G. asclepiadea underground parts and its petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, butanol and water fractions. A molecular docking analysis was performed as well. The antimicrobial activity against pathogens related to gastrointestinal disorders was tested by a microdilution method. The ethyl acetate fraction showed the greatest antimicrobial activity. The lowest MIC of 0.78 mg/ml was observed against Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus, achieved by the petroleum ether and ethyl acetate fractions, respectively. The greatest bactericidal activity (MBC of 0.78 mg/ml), achieved by the ethyl acetate fractions, was recorded against Enterococcus faecalis. The yeast Candida albicans was the most resistant against the fractions and the extract. C-glycosylated flavones isoorientin and isovitexin showed the best binding affinity on Enterococcus faecalis lipoate-protein ligase A as determined by a molecular docking analysis. Considering the results of our study, underground parts of G. asclepiadea could be used as a valuable natural source of secondary metabolites with promising antimicrobial activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Kvarenje hrane je pojava povezana sa prisustvom mikroorganizama u poljoprivrednim proizvodima. Zbog sposobnosti nekih mikroorganizama da koloniziraju biljni materijal, predložena je upotreba agrokemikalija za suzbijanje rasta bakterija. Međutim, prekomjerna uporaba agrokemikalija ima štetan utjecaj na kvalitetu okoliša. Stoga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio procijeniti potencijal vodenih ekstrakata češnjaka (Allium sativum L.), medvjeđeg luka (Allium ursinum L.) i vlasca (Allium schoenoprasum L.) u suzbijanju rasta Enterococcus faecalis i Escherichia coli. Antimikrobna aktivnost ovih biljnih ekstrakata određena je disk difuzijskom metodom. Mueller-Hinton agar inokuliran je bakterijskim inokulantom; šest diskova filter papira, impregniranih sa 15 μl vodenog ekstrakta (1, 2 i 4%), postavljeno je na svaku površinu agara. Petrijeve zdjelice inkubirane su na 37 °C u trajanju od 24 h. Promjer zone inhibicije izmjeren je i izražen u milimetrima (mm). Svi vodeni ekstrakti pokazali su inhibitorni učinak na rast E. coli i E. faecalis Vodeni ekstrakt medvjeđeg luka u koncentraciji od 4% značajno je suzbio rast bakterija u usporedbi sa drugim tretmanima. Ovo istraživanje potvrđuje potencijal ekstrakta medvjeđeg luka u suzbijanju potencijalnih patogena.

Sve intenzivniji razvoj naprednih polimernih materijala kao što su polimerne mješavine i (nano)kompoziti nude brojna inovativna rješenja za različitu upotrebu, što ima velik ekonomski značaj za plastičnu industriju i područja u kojima se primjenjuju. Napredne tehnike modificiranja polimera razvile su se gotovo do krajnjih granica, a znatno su poboljšale omjer troškova i svojstava nastalih modifikacijom strukture polimera. Miješanje različitih polimera, priprema (nano)kompozita te stvaranje višeslojnih materijala, laminata neke su od najznačajnijih tehnika modifikacije. Pri tome postoje sinergistička djelovanja između komponenti, kako bi se postigli izvrsni učinci koji su prilagođeni specifičnim primjenama, kao npr. antimikrobno djelovanje, blokiranje ultraljubičastog svjetla, smanjenje gorivosti, fotokatalitičko djelovanje, a u radu su prikazani rezultati ispitivanja polimernih nanokompozita s ciljem modifikacije navedenih svojstava.

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The subject of this study was the synthesis, characterization and testing of titanium (IV) oxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) and their lanthanum (La3+), iron (Fe3+) and vanadium (V3+) dopants for the photocatalytic and microbiological activity, as well as their comparison with the catalytic activity of the tested commercial TiO2 (Degussa P-25® and anatase nanoparticles, 99.9 %, Alfa Aesar Lancaster). The TiO2-NPs photocatalysts were synthetized and doped with different metal dopants concentrations for different calcination durations, such as: TiO2-NPs (anatase-NPs, calcination duration of 5 and 7 h), La3+ (0.65, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 wt. %, calcination duration of 7 h), Fe3+ (1, 2.5, 3.0 and 5 wt. %, calcination duration of 7 and 24 h), and V3+ (10 wt. %, calcination duration of 7 and 24 h). The Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains DV 2739 and ATCC 9023 were used as model microorganisms in the microbiological experiments performed in a microbiological cabinet. The photocatalytic and coupled photocatalytic-microbiological processes were performed in a slurry-catalyst bath circulation photoreactor in the presence of direct UV radiation simulated with a sodium lamp SONT UV400 in lab conditions. The study has demonstrated that the catalyst sample S28, an La-dopant with a concentration of 1wt. %, displays the best photocatalytic properties among all La-dopants, while the best photocatalytic activity among all catalysts was achieved in S111 sample, an Fe-dopant of titania (5 wt. %, calcination duration of 7 h). Our results also show different degradation rates for TiO2 doped with V3+ of 10.0 wt. %, samples S93 and S96, synthetized with different duration times (7h and 24h, respectively) and calcination heating rates (66.7 and 135 ᵒC/h, respectively), which can be explained by anomalies in their behavior. Finally, the best antimicrobial activity is obtained in S24 sample, an Fe-dopant for which it was shown that 0.25 mg/L could be toxic for microorganisms. In accordance with our results of superior Fe-dopant characteristics and theoretical knowledge for TiO2 nanoparticles doped with Ag, Au and Fe, we get directions for further studies of their photocatalytic and antimicrobial activities, as well as for the development of TiO2-nanoparticles and nanotubes for enhancing antibiotics and their use in cancer treatment. / Предметом данного исследования являются синтез, классификация и испытания наночастиц титана (IV) оксида (TiO2- НЧ-а) и легирования лантана (La3+), железа (Fe3+) и ванадия (V3+) для фотокаталитической и микробиологической активностей, а также сравнение с каталитическим активностима испытанными в коммерческих целях TiO2 (P25, Degussa® и наночастиц анатаза, чистоты 99,9%, компанией Alfa Aesar из Ланкастера). Наночастицы диоксида титана были синтезированы и легированы с различной концентрацией металлических допантов, при различной продолжительности процесса прокаливания: TiO2-НЧ (анатаз-НЧ, время процесса прокаливания 5 и 7 часов), La3+ (0.65, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 и 6 вес. %, продолжительность прокаливания 7 часов), Fe3+ (1, 2,5, 3,0 и 5 вес. %, продолжительность прокаливания 7 и 24 часа) и V3+ (10 вес. %, продолжительность прокаливания 7 и 24 часа). Штамм „Pseudomonas aeruginosa DV 2739“ использован в качестве модели микроорганизмов в микробиологических экспериментах, проведенных в микробиологической лаборатории. Совместный процесс фотокаталических и микробиологических испытаний эксперимента проводился в катализаторной ванне при прямом концентрированном ультрафиолетовом излучении от натриевой лампы SONT UV 400, симулирующей солнечное излучение. Исследование показало, что образец катализатора С28, La-легирующей примеси с концентрацией 1 вес. %, обладает лучшими фотокаталитическими свойствами по сравнению с другими La-допантами, в то время, как лучшая фотокаталитическая активность была достигнута в образце S111, Fe-легирующей примеси диоксида титана (5 вес.%, продолжительность прокаливания составляет 7 часов). Результаты нашего исследования также показали различную степень деградации при применении V-допанта TiO2 с концентрацией 10 вес.% образцы С93 и С96 были синтезированы при различной продолжительности прокаливания (67.5 и 135 ᵒC/ч, поочередно), что можно считать аномалией в их поведении. И наконец лучшая антимикробная активность получена в образце СS24, Fe-легирующей примеси, которая показала, что 0,25 мг/л является токсичным для микроорганизмов. Результаты нашего исследования о преимущественных характеристиках Fe- легирующей примеси и теоретические знания о наночастицах TiO2, легированных Ag, Au и Fe, безусловно облегчат исследователям дальнейшую работу в изучении фотокаталитической и антимикробной активностей, а также развития наночастиц TiO2 и нанотрубок, с целью усиления действия антибиотиков и их применения при лечении онкологических заболеваний. / Predmet ove studije bila je sinteza, karakterizacija i testiranje nanočestica titanijum (IV) oksida (TiO2-NČ-a) i njihovih dopanata lantana (La3+), gvožđa (Fe3+) i vanadijuma (V3+) za fotokatalitičku i mikrobiološku aktivnost, kao i njihovo poređenje sa katalitičkim aktivnostima testiranih komercijalnih TiO2 (Degusa P-25® i nanočestica anatasa, čistoće 99,9%, Alfa Aesar iz Lankestera). Titanijum-dioksid nanočestice su sintetizovane i dopirane različitim koncentracijama metalnih dopanata, tokom različitog trajanja kalcinacije, kao što su: TiO2-NPs (anatas-NPs, vreme trajanja kalcinacije od 5 i 7 h), La3+ (0.65, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 i 6 težinskih %, sa trajanjem kalcinacije od 7 h), Fe3+ (1, 2,5, 3,0 i 5 težinskih %, sa trajanjem kalcinacije od 7 i 24 h) i V3+ (10 težinskih %, sa trajanjem kalcinacije od 7 i 24 h). Sojevi 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa DV 2739 i ATCC 9023' korišćeni su kao model mikroorganizama u mikrobiološkom delu eksperimenata koji su izvedeni u mikrobiološkom kabinetu. Zajednički fotokatalitički i mikrobiološki procesi izvedeni su u cirkularnom fotoreaktoru sa emulgovanim katalizatorom u prisustvu direktnog UV zračenja simuliranog natrijumovom lampom 'SONT UV400'. Studija je pokazala da uzorak katalizatora S28, La-dopanta sa koncentracijom od jednog težinskog %, pokazuje najbolje fotokatalitičke osobine od svih La-dopanata, ali najbolju fotokatalitičku aktivnost od svih katalizatora postignut je kod S111 uzorka, Fe-dopanta (5 težinskih %, trajanje kalcinacije od 7 h). Naši rezultati takođe pokazuju različiti stepen degradacije kada je korišćen V-dopant TiO2, u koncentraciji od 10 težinskih %, uzorci S93 i S96, sintetisani sa različitim trajanjem kalcinacije (7 i 24 h) i brzinom zagrevanja tokom kalcinacije (67,5 i 135 ᵒC/h, redom), što se može objasniti anomalijom u njihovom ponašanju. Konačno, najbolja antimikrobna aktivnost dobijena je korišćenjem uzorka S24, Fe-dopanta, koji je pokazao da koncentracija od 0,25 mg/L može biti toksična za mikroorganizme. U skladu sa našim rezultatima superiornih karakteristika Fe-dopanta i teorijskih znanja za nanočestice TiO2 dopiranih Ag, Au i Fe, došlo se do smernica za dalja istraživanja njihove fotokatalitičke i antimikrobne aktivnosti, kao i za razvoj titanijum-dioksid nanočestica i nanotuba za unapređenje antibiotika i njihovu upotrebu u lečenju raka.

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Natural extracts made from fresh plant material and biologically active compounds isolated from different plant species that have been used in folk medicine for centuries, may present valuable sources for production of novel natural preservatives and medicinal preparations. White lily-Lilium candidum is also used, for a long period of time, in folk medicine for healing of burns and frostbites, otitis and rhinitis as well as balm for washing wounds and cuts. Roots, leaves and flowers have medical properties. Nevertheless, there is little information in literature related to antibacterial effect of white lily extract on certain pathogens and there is a need to determine the justification for its use in traditional medicine. Antibacterial activity of White lily extract on five reference cultures (Escherichia coli WDCM 00090, Listeria monocytogenes WDCM 00020, Salmonella enterica WDCM 00030, Pseudomonas aeruginosa WDCM 00024) and seven bacterial cultures (Escherichia coli, Providencia stuartii, Pseudomonas spp. ß-hemolytic Escherichia coli, coagulase positive staphylococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, group D Sreptococcus) from Laboratory for Microbiology, Public Veterinary Institute of Republic of Srpska "Dr. Vaso Butozan", Banja Luka, were examined in this study. Results confirmed that white lily extract show certain antibacterial activity against examined pathogens used in this study. Antibacterial activity of White lily extract was in the range from 5.33 mm to 18.88 mm depending of bacterial strain and concentration of white lily extract. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Delphinidin is a dominant anthocyanidin in bilberry. Antimicrobial activity of methanol extracts of the genus Morus showed that M. nigra L. extract was more active than extracts of other two species (M. alba L. and M. rubra L.). Minimal inhibitory and bactericidal concentration of V. myrtillus methanol extract was in the range of MIC/MBC = 15.75-252.00 mg/mL. Antimicrobial effect of the tested extracts was less potent against strains from wounds compared to ATCC strains as well Gram (-) bacteria compared to Gram (+) bacteria. The most sensitive strains were S. epidermidis, S. pyogenes. P. mirabilis and S. aureus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Ajuga plants have had a long history of ethnopharmacological use worldwide. Based on the papers published so far, it seems that there has been a great interest in isolation, structural elucidation and testing of non-volatile Ajuga phytochemicals. The composition of hydrodistilled aerial part volatiles obtained from six populations of wild-growing A. laxmannii was investigated by means of GC and GC-MS analysis. The oils were screened for in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activity against a panel of laboratory control strains using the broth microdilution assay. The analyses resulted in the identification of one hundred fourteen constituents, accounting for 79.6-97.3% of the total composition of the oils. The main components of the analyzed samples were (E)-phytol (5.3-26.1%), nonacosane (2.3-25.6%), coumarin (tr-22.7%), 1-octen-3-ol (0-21.2%), (Z)-3-hexen-l-ol (0-20.5%), linalool (0-13.7%) and heptacosane (0.6-10.5%), which all together contributing more than two thirds to the compounds detected. Among the microorganisms tested the most susceptible strain was Pseudomonas aeruginosa (minimal inhibitory/bactericidal concentration = 1.25/2.5 mg mL-1) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Ispitivano je uklanjanje radikala i antimikrobna aktivnost ekstrakata, tri kultivara Castanea Sativa Mill. Lišće i rese su ekstrahirane pod istim uvjetima 50%-tnim etanolom kao ekstragensom, a zatim su dobiveni suhi ekstrakti ispitivanih uzoraka. Nakon izvršene kisele hidrolize uzoraka ukupne fenolne tvari su ordređene HPLC-om. Radi određivanja efekta ekstrakata na stvaranje i transformiranje hidroksil (OH) radikala i (DPPH) radikala, ekstrakti su rastvoreni u destiliranoj vodi i dodani u Fenton-ov model sistem, do fi nalne koncentracije od 0,2 mg/ml. Visoka vrijednost antioksidativne aktivnosti (AA) u odnosu na hidroksil radikale određena je za resu Lovranskog kestena (59,09%). Najveća antiradikalna aktivnost u odnosu na DPPH radikale je utvrđena kod ekstrakta rese domaćeg pitomog kestena (37,50). Antimikrobni test je pokazao da etanolni ekstrakti rese i lista inhibiraju rast Gram pozitivnih bakterija.