Objetivo: Evaluar la actividad antibacteriana in vitro veneno de Hadruroides charcasus contra a Pseudomonas aeruginosa y Staphylococcus aureus. Material y métodos. Por estimulación eléctrica se obtuvo el veneno del escorpión H. charcasus y posteriormente fue cuantificado por el método de relación de absorbancias, [mg/mL]= (1,56 x Abs 280nm) – (0,76 x Abs 260nm). Se realizó electroforesis, en condiciones desnaturantes (PAGE-SDS), usando un gel del 10 % y 12 % de entrecruzamiento. A través del sistema Amicon® Ultra – 0.5, se hizo la concentración de las fracciones de proteínas y péptidos. Para evaluar la actividad antibacteriana se empleó cepas de P. aeruginosa y S. aureus, se hizo el método de microdilución en microplaca de 96 pozos para determinar la concentración mínima inhibitoria (CMI). Resultados. La fracción soluble del veneno total presentó una concentración de 2,26 mg/mL y por PAGE-SDS, se observaron bandas con un rango peso molecular entre 7,0 – 9,1 kDa. Se obtuvo una CMI de 0,07 mg/mL y de 0,565 mg/mL para P. aeruginosa y S. aureus una CMI de 0,035 mg/mL Conclusión. el veneno del escorpión H. charcasus mostró actividad antibacteriana, con una concentración mínima inhibitoria diferente para cepas tanto S. aureus como para P. aeruginosa.

Papaya (Carica papaya) waste cause significant commercial and environmental damage, mainly due to the economic losses and foul odours they emit when decomposing. Therefore, this work provides an innovative way to generate electricity for the benefit of society and companies dedicated to the import and export of this fruit. Microbial fuel cells are a technology that allows electricity generation. These cells were produced with low-cost materials using zinc and copper electrodes; while a 150 mL polymethylmethacrylate tube was used as a substrate collection chamber (papaya waste). Maximum values of 0.736 ± 0.204 V and 5.57 ± 0.45 mA were generated, while pH values increased from 3.848 to 8.227 ± 0.35 and Brix decreased slowly from the first day. The maximum power density value was 878.38 mW/cm2 at a current density of 7.245 A/cm2 at a maximum voltage of 1072.77 mV. The bacteria were identified with an identity percentage of 99.32% for Achromobacter xylosoxidans species, 99.93% for Acinetobacter bereziniae, and 100.00% for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. This research gives a new way for the use of papaya waste for bioelectricity generation.

Due to the emergence of microorganisms resistant to antibiotics and the failure of antibiotic therapies, there is an urgent need to search for new therapeutic options, as well as new molecules with antimicrobial potential. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of Apis mellifera venom collected in the beekeeping areas of the city of Lambayeque in northern Peru against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. Bee venom extraction was performed by electrical impulses and separated using the Amicon ultra centrifugal filter. Subsequently, the fractions were quantified by spectrometric 280 nm and evaluated under denaturant conditions in SDS-PAGE. The fractions were pitted against Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853. A purified fraction (PF) of the venom of A. mellifera and three low molecular weight bands of 7 KDa, 6 KDa, and 5 KDa were identified that showed activity against E. coli with a MIC of 6.88 µg/mL, while for P. aeruginosa and S. aureus, it did not present a MIC. No hemolytic activity at a concentration lower than 15.6 µg/mL and no antioxidant activity. The venom of A. mellifera contains a potential presence of peptides and a predilection of antibacterial activity against E. coli.

The large amount of molasses that are generated in sugar-processing companies are not always redistributed for commercialization in by-products. Because of this, the present research uses these wastes as fuel in low-cost, lab-scale, single-chamber microbial fuel cells. Zinc and copper electrodes were used as electrodes and 100 mL of molasse in the chamber as fuel, managing to generate current and voltage peaks of 1.73 ± 0.13 mA and 0.953 ± 0.142 V. In monitoring the conductivity of the substrate, a maximum peak of 111.156 ± 8.45 mS/cm was observed, and a slightly acidic pH was observed throughout the monitoring. It was possible to obtain a power density of 5.45 ± 0.31 W/cm2 for a current density of 308.06 mA/cm2, while the yeast count showed a logarithmic curve throughout the monitoring. Finally, the molecular technique identified 100% of the special C. boidinii present in the anodic electrode. This research will give great benefits to sugar companies because they will be able to generate electricity using the molasses that cannot generate by-products.

Actividad antifúngica in vitro del extracto crudo acuoso de Rosmarinus officinalis contra Candida albicans In vitro antifungal activity of the aqueous crude extract of Rosmarinus officinalis against Candida albicans