ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVTY OF BLACK MULBERRY (Morus nigra) FRUITS AND LEAVES

Authors : Demet YİĞİT, Nimet YİĞİT

Pages : 39-48

Doi:10.18185/erzifbed.80603

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Publication Date : 2014-03-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Antibacterial activities of the methanol and water extracts obtained from fruits and leaves of black mulberry ( Morus nigra ) were tested against 77 clinical strains of 5 bacteria species ( Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus ) by disc-diffusion method and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of each active extract were determined. The black mulberry extracts proved to be active against 4 of the 5 bacteria species tested in this study. The highest antibacterial activity was exhibited by methanol extract of mulberry leaves against S. aureus with 18 mm inhibition zone and 0.156 mg/ml MIC value. Also good antibacterial potentials were detected against E. aerogenes, E. coli, and P. aeruginosa with these extracts . Black mulberry extracts did not show any antibacterial activity against P. mirabilis.
Keywords : Antibakteriyel etki, Disk difüzyon yöntemi, Karadut Morus nigra