Applications of Romanian Propolis in Phyto-Inhibitory Activity and Antimicrobial Protection: A Comparative Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Statistical Analysis
2.1. Samples Characterization
2.2. Phyto-Inhibitory Activity of Propolis Samples
2.3. Antimicrobial Activity of Propolis Samples
2.4. Analysis of statistical data
2.4.1. Principal Component Analysis
2.4.2. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
2.4.3. Pearson Correlation
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Propolis Samples
4.2. Cereal Samples
4.3. Physico–Chemical Analysis
4.4. The Phyto-Inhibitory Activity of Propolis
4.5. Antimicrobial Activity of Propolis
4.6. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample No. | aw | Hygroscopicity (g of Absorbed Water/ 100 g Propolis) | Water Solubility (%) | Phenols (mg GAE */g) | Flavonoids (mg QE **/g) | FRAP (mmol Fe2+/g) | DPPH (mg GAE */g) |
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S1 | 0.71 ± 0.22 | 14.1 ± 0.9 | 9.12 ± 0.27 | 189.4 ± 5.82 | 84.31 ± 0.09 | 1.44 ± 0.31 | 16.44 ± 0.2 |
S2 | 0.69 ± 0.15 | 13.5 ± 0.8 | 8.98 ± 0.66 | 172.9 ± 3.25 | 78.55 ± 0.08 | 0.98 ± 0.02 | 15.08 ± 0.2 |
S3 | 0.62 ± 0.17 | 13.1 ± 0.6 | 8.74 ± 0.50 | 152.2 ± 6.80 | 70.10 ± 0.16 | 1.02 ± 0.06 | 13.50 ± 0.3 |
S4 | 0.74 ± 0.09 | 12.9 ± 0.9 | 9.52 ± 0.32 | 144.0 ± 2.09 | 81.09 ± 0.98 | 1.04 ± 0.06 | 13.92 ± 0.5 |
S5 | 0.72 ± 0.18 | 13.2 ± 0.5 | 8.26 ± 0.41 | 138.2 ± 3.06 | 77.62 ± 0.20 | 1.15 ± 0.15 | 12.30 ± 0.4 |
S6 | 0.65 ± 0.11 | 14.7 ± 0.7 | 11.31 ± 0.58 | 102.7 ± 2.43 | 65.30 ± 0.11 | 0.80 ± 0.09 | 11.70 ± 0.2 |
S7 | 0.78 ± 0.12 | 12.8 ± 0.6 | 9.07 ± 0.63 | 189.0 ± 4.55 | 85.19 ± 0.07 | 1.46 ± 0.11 | 18.30 ± 0.6 |
S8 | 0.63 ± 0.16 | 12.6 ± 0.5 | 13.43 ± 0.34 | 126.3 ± 3.14 | 82.36 ± 0.09 | 1.22 ± 0.09 | 15.06 ± 0.4 |
S9 | 0.67 ± 0.14 | 13.3 ± 0.8 | 12.66 ± 0.75 | 150.1 ± 4.37 | 79.54 ± 0.13 | 1.07 ± 0.07 | 14.32 ± 0.2 |
Strain | Sample | Ciprofloxacin, 5 μg | Voriconazole, 1 μg | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | |||
B. subtilis | 28 * ± 1.71 | 25 * ± 0.00 | 26 ± 0.57 | 26 ± 0.57 | 27 ± 1.14 | 25 * ± 0.00 | 26 ± 0.57 | 26 ± 0.57 | 25 ± 0.57 | 30 ± 0.00 | - |
B. cereus | 25 ± 1.14 | 26 ± 1.14 | 27 ± 1.14 | 26 ± 0.57 | 27 ± 0.57 | 28 * ± 1.71 | 25 * ± 0.00 | 26 * ± 0.00 | 27 * ± 1.71 | 29 ± 0.00 | - |
P. mirabilis | 29 * ± 1.71 | 24 * ± 0.00 | 25 * ± 0.00 | 27 * ± 1.14 | 28 * ± 1.71 | 25 * ± 0.00 | 27 * ± 1.14 | 25 ± 0.57 | 24 * ± 0.00 | 28 ± 0.00 | - |
F. oxysporum | 28 * ± 1.14 | 24 ± 0.57 | 27 ± 0.57 | 22 * ± 0.00 | 26 ± 0.57 | 23 ± 0.57 | 25 * ± 0.00 | 24 * ± 0.00 | 22 ± 0.57 | - | 29 ± 0.00 |
P. chrysogenum | 22 ± 0.57 | 17 * ± 0.00 | 19 * ± 0.57 | 17 * ± 0.00 | 18 * ± 0.00 | 16 * ± 0.00 | 19 * ± 0.57 | 17 * ± 0.00 | 18 * ± 0.57 | - | 18 ± 0.00 |
A. niger | 24 ± 0.57 | 19 ± 0.57 | 16 * ± 0.00 | 16 * ± 0.00 | 17 ± 0.57 | 18 * ± 0.00 | 17 * ± 0.00 | 18 * ± 0.00 | 16 * ± 0.00 | - | 45 ± 0.00 |
Dispersion Sums of the Diameters of Inhibition Zones | Quadratic Sum | Degrees of Freedom ν | Variance | Fcomputed | F0.05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Between the propolis samples | 70.15 | 5 | 14.03 | 6.69 | 2.45 |
Between strains | 732.81 | 8 | 91.60 | 43.70 | 2.18 |
Residual, Sr | 83.85 | 40 | 2.10 | - | - |
Microbial Strains | Flavonoids | Phenols | ||
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Pearson | Strength and Direction | Pearson | Strength and Direction | |
B. subtilis | 0.43 | low positive | 0.40 | low positive |
B. cereus | −0.88 | high negative | −0.82 | high negative |
P. mirabilis | 0.43 | low positive | 0.36 | low positive |
F. oxysporum | 0.09 | negligible | 0.47 | low positive |
P. chrysogenum | 0.45 | low positive | 0.74 | high positive |
A. niger | 0.29 | negligible | 0.42 | low positive |
Sample | Region | County of Origin | Landforms |
---|---|---|---|
S1 | Transilvania (Transylvania) | Alba | Mountainous |
S2 | Crișana | Bihor | Hilly |
S3 | Maramureș | Maramureș | Mountainous |
S4 | Banat | Timiș | Plain |
S5 | Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia) | Golj | Sub-mountainous |
S6 | Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) | Dâmbovița | Hilly |
S7 | Dobrogea (Dobruja) | Constanța | Plain |
S8 | Moldova (Moldavia) | Vaslui | Hilly |
S9 | Bucovina (Bukovina) | Suceava | Mountainous |
Cereal Type | Scientific Name | Moisture (%) | Standard Mass Per Storage Volume (kg/hL) |
---|---|---|---|
Hexaploid bread wheat | Triticum aestivum | 13.8 | 77.1 |
Maize | Zea mays L. | 14.4 | 73.8 |
Oats | Avena sativa L. | 12.9 | 41.1 |
Barley | Hordeum vulgare L. | 14.2 | 63.7 |
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Heghedűş-Mîndru, R.C.; Glevitzky, M.; Heghedűş-Mîndru, G.; Dumitrel, G.-A.; Popa, M.; Popa, D.M.; Radulov, I.; Vică, M.L. Applications of Romanian Propolis in Phyto-Inhibitory Activity and Antimicrobial Protection: A Comparative Study. Antibiotics 2023, 12, 1682. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12121682
Heghedűş-Mîndru RC, Glevitzky M, Heghedűş-Mîndru G, Dumitrel G-A, Popa M, Popa DM, Radulov I, Vică ML. Applications of Romanian Propolis in Phyto-Inhibitory Activity and Antimicrobial Protection: A Comparative Study. Antibiotics. 2023; 12(12):1682. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12121682
Chicago/Turabian StyleHeghedűş-Mîndru, Ramona Cristina, Mirel Glevitzky, Gabriel Heghedűş-Mîndru, Gabriela-Alina Dumitrel, Maria Popa, Doriana Maria Popa, Isidora Radulov, and Mihaela Laura Vică. 2023. "Applications of Romanian Propolis in Phyto-Inhibitory Activity and Antimicrobial Protection: A Comparative Study" Antibiotics 12, no. 12: 1682. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12121682