<em>Tamarix arabica</em> and <em>Salvadora persica</em> as antibacterial agents

Awatif A. Al-Judaibi; Awatif A. Al-Judaibi

doi:10.3934/microbiol.2020008

AIMS Microbiology

2020, Volume 6, Issue 2: 121-143. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2020008

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Tamarix arabica and Salvadora persica as antibacterial agents

Awatif A. Al-Judaibi ^,

Department of Biological Sciences-Microbiology section, Faculty of Science, Jeddah University/King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box: 13520, Jeddah 21414, Saudi Arabia

Received: 21 March 2020 Accepted: 11 May 2020 Published: 18 May 2020

Despite the harsh conditions and limited water resources of the Arabian Peninsula, plants that live in this environment contain a variety of bioactive compounds and have been used in traditional medicines for thousands of years. We investigated the effects of ethanol extracts of Tamarix arabica and Salvadora persica on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The investigations were include; the inhibition of the bacterial growth, determination of MIC and MBC, detection of kill-time, potassium and phosphorus leakages and detection of the bioactive compounds by the GC-MS analysis. The tested extracts in combination, at a 1:1 volume ratio, showed high inhibitory effects, as reflected by the minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum bactericidal concentrations. The new EC plate was used to determined MBC and kill-time. Further, the detection of phosphate and potassium leakage indicated a loss of selective permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane after treatment with these extracts. The bioactive compounds in the ethanol extracts of T. arabica and S. persica may offer a less expensive and natural alternative to pharmaceuticals.
- Novel EC plate,
- Tamarix Arabica,
- Salvadora persica,
- kill-time,
- ion leakage,
- GC mass
Citation: Awatif A. Al-Judaibi. Tamarix arabica and Salvadora persica as antibacterial agents[J]. AIMS Microbiology, 2020, 6(2): 121-143. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2020008

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Abstract

Despite the harsh conditions and limited water resources of the Arabian Peninsula, plants that live in this environment contain a variety of bioactive compounds and have been used in traditional medicines for thousands of years. We investigated the effects of ethanol extracts of Tamarix arabica and Salvadora persica on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The investigations were include; the inhibition of the bacterial growth, determination of MIC and MBC, detection of kill-time, potassium and phosphorus leakages and detection of the bioactive compounds by the GC-MS analysis. The tested extracts in combination, at a 1:1 volume ratio, showed high inhibitory effects, as reflected by the minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum bactericidal concentrations. The new EC plate was used to determined MBC and kill-time. Further, the detection of phosphate and potassium leakage indicated a loss of selective permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane after treatment with these extracts. The bioactive compounds in the ethanol extracts of T. arabica and S. persica may offer a less expensive and natural alternative to pharmaceuticals.

Acknowledgments

I would thank King Abdulaziz city of science and technology “KACST” for assistance with completing the process of patent protocol system.

Conflict of interest

The author declare there is no conflicts of interest in this article.

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