The Antibacterial Activities of Piper nigrum L. Against Mastitis Pathogens and its Antioxidant Activities
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- 1Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Kotekli Mugla 48000 TURKEY.
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Gulten Okmen
Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Kotekli Mugla 48000 TURKEY.
Volume 51, Issue 3s1 (Supplement) · pp. s170-s175 · 2017 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.51.3s.6
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Objective / Purpose: Bacteria causes one of the most common types of chronic mastitis. The most common causative organisms of mastitis include: Staphylococci, Streptococci and coliforms. The scope of this work was to research the antibacterial effects of Piper nigrum extracts against mastitis pathogens, and its antioxidant capacity.Materials and Methods: In our study, 2 Staphylococcus aureus and 5 Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus were used for experiments. Additionally, Piper nigrum were collected from Mugla herbalists in Turkey. The plant extracts were tested by disc diffusion assay for antibacterial activity. The antioxidant activities of plant extracts were also determined by ABTS [2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)] method.Results: The methanol extract of plant showed maximum inhibition zone against 2 bacteria. MIC values of extracts are 6500 μg/mL. The value found in ABTS method is highly effective (75.7%). Discussion/Conclusion: As a result, the in vitro studies indicate that the extracts of Piper nigrum have significant antibacterial and antioxidant activities. In addition to, the plant extracts could be used in treating mastitis caused by the test bacteria.
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Okmen, G., Vurkun, M., Arslan, A., & Ceylan, O. (2017). The Antibacterial Activities of Piper nigrum L. Against Mastitis Pathogens and its Antioxidant Activities. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 51(3s1), s170-s175. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.51.3s.6
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