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Article

Assessment of Anti-Quorum Sensing Activity for Some Ornamental and Medicinal Plants Native to Egypt

by
Ahmed A. ZAKI
1,
Mona I. SHAABAN
2,
Nadia E. HASHISH
1,*,
Mohamed A. AMER
1 and
Mohamed-Farid LAHLOUB
1
1
Pharmacognosy department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, 35516, Egypt
2
Microbiology department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, 35516, Egypt
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sci. Pharm. 2013, 81(1), 251-258; https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1204-26
Submission received: 30 April 2012 / Accepted: 5 November 2012 / Published: 5 November 2012
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Abstract

This study investigated the effects of some plant extracts on the bacterial communication system, expressed as quorum sensing (QS) activity. Quorum sensing has a directly proportional effect on the amount of certain compounds, such as pigments, produced by the bacteria. Alcohol extracts of 23 ornamental and medicinal plants were tested for anti-QS activity by the Chromobacterium violaceum assay using the agar cup diffusion method. The screening revealed the anti-QS activity of six plants; namely the leaves of Adhatoda vasica Nees, Bauhinia purpurea L., Lantana camara L., Myoporum laetum G. Forst.; the fruits of Piper longum L.; and the aerial parts of Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
Keywords: Antimicrobial agents; Antiquorum sensing; Herbal extracts Antimicrobial agents; Antiquorum sensing; Herbal extracts

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ZAKI, A.A.; SHAABAN, M.I.; HASHISH, N.E.; AMER, M.A.; LAHLOUB, M.-F. Assessment of Anti-Quorum Sensing Activity for Some Ornamental and Medicinal Plants Native to Egypt. Sci. Pharm. 2013, 81, 251-258. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1204-26

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ZAKI AA, SHAABAN MI, HASHISH NE, AMER MA, LAHLOUB M-F. Assessment of Anti-Quorum Sensing Activity for Some Ornamental and Medicinal Plants Native to Egypt. Scientia Pharmaceutica. 2013; 81(1):251-258. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1204-26

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ZAKI, Ahmed A., Mona I. SHAABAN, Nadia E. HASHISH, Mohamed A. AMER, and Mohamed-Farid LAHLOUB. 2013. "Assessment of Anti-Quorum Sensing Activity for Some Ornamental and Medicinal Plants Native to Egypt" Scientia Pharmaceutica 81, no. 1: 251-258. https://doi.org/10.3797/scipharm.1204-26

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