The Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil of<i>Pistacia lentiscus</i>var.<i>Chia</i>

Gkogka, Elissavet; Hazeleger, W.C.; Posthumus, M.A.; Beumer, R.R.

doi:10.1080/0972060x.2013.862074

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“…These results confirm previous reports of antibacterial activity for essential oils from resin of P. lentiscus have been shown to be more effective against the gram-positive than the gram-negative bacteria (Tassou et Nychas, 1995;Hussain and Tabji, 1997;Ali-Shtayeh et al, 1998;Magiatis et al, 1999;Koutsoudaki et al, 2005;Benhammou et al, 2008;Gkogka et al, 2013). Aksoy et al (2006), have tested the resin oil of P. lentiscus against Streptococcus mutans (Gram positive bacteria like S. aureus) and they reported its susceptibility to this extract.…”

Section: Bacterial Strainsupporting

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Evaluation of antibacterial activity of essential oil from Algerian Pistacia lentiscus resin

Raho

2017

J Med Bot

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The purpose of this research was to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of the essential oils from the resin of Pistacia lentiscus against Staphylococcus aureus (Gram–positive bacteria) and Escherichia coli (Gram–negative bacteria). The agar disc diffusion method was used for microbial growth inhibition at various dilutions of the oils. Results showed that the tested essential oils possess antibacterial activity against S. aureus but inactive on E. coli. These results may have significant implications for the future development of resin oils of P. lentiscus as an antimicrobial agent for the treatment of the infections caused by S. aureus.

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Section: Bacterial Strainsupporting

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Evaluation of antibacterial activity of essential oil from Algerian Pistacia lentiscus resin

Raho

2017

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“…Genotoxic and recombinogenic events as well as MN formation are reported to be associated with carcinogenesis [ 21 , 22 ]. In this context, our results are expected to contribute on the safety status of CMO, a commercially available product with a wide spectrum of biological activities and potential applications [ 5 , 6 , 23 – 25 ].…”

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Genotoxic and Antigenotoxic Assessment of Chios Mastic Oil by the In Vitro Micronucleus Test on Human Lymphocytes and the In Vivo Wing Somatic Test on Drosophila

Vlastos¹,

Drosopoulou²,

Efthimiou³

et al. 2015

PLoS ONE

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Chios mastic oil (CMO), the essential oil derived from Pistacia lentiscus (L.) var. chia (Duham), has generated considerable interest because of its antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant and other beneficial properties. In the present study, the potential genotoxic activity of CMO as well as its antigenotoxic properties against the mutagenic agent mitomycin-C (MMC) were evaluated by employing the in vitro Cytokinesis Block MicroNucleus (CBMN) assay and the in vivo Somatic Mutation And Recombination Test (SMART). In the in vitro experiments, lymphocytes were treated with 0.01, 0.05 and 0.10% (v/v) of CMO with or without 0.05 μg/ml MMC, while in the in vivo assay Drosophila larvae were fed with 0.05, 0.10, 0.50 and 1.00% (v/v) of CMO with or without 2.50 μg/ml MMC. CMO did not significantly increase the frequency of micronuclei (MN) or total wing spots, indicating lack of mutagenic or recombinogenic activity. However, the in vitro analysis suggested cytotoxic activity of CMO. The simultaneous administration of MMC with CMO did not alter considerably the frequencies of MMC-induced MN and wing spots showing that CMO doesn’t exert antigenotoxic or antirecombinogenic action. Therefore, CMO could be considered as a safe product in terms of genotoxic potential. Even though it could not afford any protection against DNA damage, at least under our experimental conditions, its cytotoxic potential could be of interest.

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“…We couldn't find an explanation clarifying this behavior of mastic essential oil under -20°C. The pronounced effect of mastic oil against microarobic bacteria could be related to its enhanced activity under lower oxygen tensions (Gkogka et al, 2013).…”

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“…The antibacterial activities were estimated by measuring a diameter of the inhibition ring (Miyamoto et al, 2014) Detection of MIC and MBC of mastic gum essential oil: The inhibitory effect of mastic gum essential oil on H. pylori was examined using Broth Dilution Method, as described by Gkogka et al (2013)…”

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Helicobacter pylori in ice cream and its control using mastic gum essential oil

Saad¹,

El‐Zamkan²

2017

J Adv Vet Anim Res

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Objective: This study aimed at assessing the prevalence of Helicobacter spp. in ice cream sold at Qena city (Egypt) with special reference to H. pylori, and to study the antimicrobial effect of mastic gum essential oil on H. pylori. Materials and methods: A total of 60 small and large scale ice cream samples (30 each) were investigated for the presence of Helicobacter spp. Then, the essential oil of mastic gum was added to lab prepared ice cream inoculated with H. pylori isolate in a count of Log6 using 2 concentrations of 0.8 and 1.6% and one group was kept as a control group. Each group was subdivided into 2 sub-groups; one was kept at -5°C and another one was kept at -20°C. Results: Helicobacter spp. could be isolated from 11.7%, while, H. pylori could be found in 3.3% of the total examined ice cream samples. Regarding the antiHelicobacter pylori effect of mastic gum essential oil added to lab prepared ice cream, in samples kept at -5°C it was found that after hardening the count fall into Log5 in both control and 0.8% groups and log4 in 1.6% essential mastic oil concentration. Reduction in H. pylori at the first week and third day of storage reached 100% where H. pylori couldn't be counted or isolated from both 0.8 and 1.6% concentrations, respectively. While in ice cream samples stored at -20°C, the reduction in H. pylori load was rapid at first, it was log4 and log3 in groups of 0.8% and 1.6% concentrations, respectively versus log5 in control samples. At the third day H. pylori was not able to be counted or isolated at third day of storage for both concentrations. Conclusion: All isolates recovered from small scale ice cream samples reflexing the hygienic conditions under which samples were produced. Mastic gum essential oil exhibited a powerful anti-H. pylori effect recommending its addition to food matrix for therapeutic purposes or as a functional food.

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The Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil ofPistacia lentiscusvar.Chia

Cited by 17 publications

References 61 publications

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of essential oil from Algerian Pistacia lentiscus resin

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of essential oil from Algerian Pistacia lentiscus resin

Genotoxic and Antigenotoxic Assessment of Chios Mastic Oil by the In Vitro Micronucleus Test on Human Lymphocytes and the In Vivo Wing Somatic Test on Drosophila

Helicobacter pylori in ice cream and its control using mastic gum essential oil

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