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FITOTERAPIA
Volume 71, Issue 4, Pages 450-452Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00150-7
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antibacterial activity; circumcision; Helichrysum pedunculatum; linoleic acid; oleic acid
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The antibacterial activity-guided fractionation of the dichloromethane extract of leaves of Helichrysum pedunculatum resulted in the isolation of linoleic and oleic acids. Linoleic acid inhibited the growth of all the Gram-positive bacterial species tested with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) varying between 0.01 and 1.0 mg/ml. Oleic acid was active against three of the five Gram-positive bacteria at a MIC of 1.0 mg/ml. Both compounds were inactive against the Gram-negative species tested. A synergistic effect between the two fatty acids was observed against Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus kistinae. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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