Antibacterial activity in Actinidia chinensis, Feijoa sellowiana and Aberia caffra

Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of ethanol extract from Paullinia cupana Mart.

“…This is particularly interesting from a medical point of view because this microbial agent is responsible for severe opportunistic infections. These findings were also shown in other plant extracts (Castaldo Cobianchi et al, 1988;Basile et al, 1992Basile et al, , 1997Basile et al, , 1999Basile et al, , 2000Vuotto et al, 1999). Cytotoxic activity of guarana was reported in prokaryotic cells (Fonseca et al, 1994).…”

“…R = absence of inhibition at 1000 g/ml. (Basile et al, 1997). The bacterial suspensions were aerobically incubated for 24 h at 37 • C. The extract was tested in triplicate.…”

Qualidade de goiaba-serrana em resposta à temperatura de armazenamento e ao tratamento com 1-metilciclopropeno

“…O fruto -também conhecido como feijoa, goiaba-do-mato ou goiaba-da-serra -apresenta sabor doce-acidulado e aroma penetrante, e é pouco conhecido, ainda, no mercado brasileiro (Ducroquet et al, 2000). A goiabaserrana contém 25-30 mg de vitamina C/100 g (Hoffmann et al, 1994;Degenhardt et al, 2003) e apresenta atividade antibactericida, antioxidante e antialérgica, além de fl avonóides, que promovem a atividade imunológica, e auxilia no controle de processos infl amatórios (Basile et al, 1997;Vuotto et al, 2000). Além do consumo in natura, os frutos podem ser processados e utilizados na produção de sucos, geléias, sorvetes e bebidas (Mattos, 1990).…”

Effect of Wound Dressing with Fresh Kiwifruit on healing of Cutaneous Wound in Rats

“…Basile et al demonstrated significant antibacterial activity on animals treated with kiwifruit dressing in comparison with those who received silver sulfadiazine cream [7]. Mohajeri et al indicated that dressing with kiwifruit accelerate wound healing in burn ulcers and they suggested this effects is due to the dramatic antibacterial, debridement, wound contracture, and angiogenic effects of kiwifruit [8].…”

“…It was later introduced in New Zealand and California, where the first major planting occurred in 1960. Some clinical effects of kiwifruit ingredients such as ascorbic acid (as a scavenger), antibacterial agents, and actinidin (a potent protein-dissolving enzyme) have been reported in the literature [5][6][7]. The proteolytic activities of actinidin and papain (proteolytic enzyme in papaya) are well-known commercially for meat tenderizing.…”