Objective: This study focused on the antibacterial and anti-proliferative activity of extracts from Carica papaya and Cocos nucifera roots. Methodology: The minimum inhibitory concentration and the minimum bactericida...Objective: This study focused on the antibacterial and anti-proliferative activity of extracts from Carica papaya and Cocos nucifera roots. Methodology: The minimum inhibitory concentration and the minimum bactericidal concentration of the extracts on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus mutans, and Staphylococcus aureus were deduced by the microdilution method. The anti-biofilm activity was determined on all four strains and anti-quorum sensing activity by inhibition of violacein production in Chromobacterium violaceum. Anti-proliferative activity on prostate cultured cancer cells was evaluated by MTT assay. Sterols and triterpenes were also assayed in this study. Results: The methanolic extract of Carica papaya showed the best anti-biofilm effect with a percentage inhibition of 66.10 ± 1.79. The methanolic extract of Cocos nucifera had the strongest inhibition on the production of quorum sensing (61.42 ± 0.28). In addition, the methanolic extract of Cocos nucifera roots showed the best cytotoxic effect on prostate cancer LNCaP cell lines (IC<sub>50</sub> = 26.98 ± 2.6 μg/mL) and Carica papaya on the PC-3 lines (IC<sub>50</sub> = 127.20 ± 5.99 μg/mL). The extracts were also rich in triterpenes and sterols. Conclusion: This study provides support for the ethnomedical use of Carica papaya and Cocos nucifera roots as an antimicrobial and anticancer.展开更多
在2个国际标准方法 ISO 12228和COI/T.20/Doc.no.10的基础上,对植物油中甾醇组成及总量的检测方法进行了改进,并将改进方法与2个国际标准方法进行了比较。结果表明:在测定植物油中甾醇组成及总量时,选用5α-胆甾烷基-3β-醇作为内标,氧...在2个国际标准方法 ISO 12228和COI/T.20/Doc.no.10的基础上,对植物油中甾醇组成及总量的检测方法进行了改进,并将改进方法与2个国际标准方法进行了比较。结果表明:在测定植物油中甾醇组成及总量时,选用5α-胆甾烷基-3β-醇作为内标,氧化铝柱提取不皂化物,99%双三甲基硅基三氟乙酰胺+1%三甲基氯硅烷和等体积的无水嘧啶作为衍生剂以及采用恒温气相检测条件不仅提高了检测速度,还降低了操作难度及操作成本。同时,使用改进后的方法对10个不同的植物油样进行了重复性验证,结果重复性均在国际标准方法要求范围之内。展开更多
文摘Objective: This study focused on the antibacterial and anti-proliferative activity of extracts from Carica papaya and Cocos nucifera roots. Methodology: The minimum inhibitory concentration and the minimum bactericidal concentration of the extracts on Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus mutans, and Staphylococcus aureus were deduced by the microdilution method. The anti-biofilm activity was determined on all four strains and anti-quorum sensing activity by inhibition of violacein production in Chromobacterium violaceum. Anti-proliferative activity on prostate cultured cancer cells was evaluated by MTT assay. Sterols and triterpenes were also assayed in this study. Results: The methanolic extract of Carica papaya showed the best anti-biofilm effect with a percentage inhibition of 66.10 ± 1.79. The methanolic extract of Cocos nucifera had the strongest inhibition on the production of quorum sensing (61.42 ± 0.28). In addition, the methanolic extract of Cocos nucifera roots showed the best cytotoxic effect on prostate cancer LNCaP cell lines (IC<sub>50</sub> = 26.98 ± 2.6 μg/mL) and Carica papaya on the PC-3 lines (IC<sub>50</sub> = 127.20 ± 5.99 μg/mL). The extracts were also rich in triterpenes and sterols. Conclusion: This study provides support for the ethnomedical use of Carica papaya and Cocos nucifera roots as an antimicrobial and anticancer.
文摘在2个国际标准方法 ISO 12228和COI/T.20/Doc.no.10的基础上,对植物油中甾醇组成及总量的检测方法进行了改进,并将改进方法与2个国际标准方法进行了比较。结果表明:在测定植物油中甾醇组成及总量时,选用5α-胆甾烷基-3β-醇作为内标,氧化铝柱提取不皂化物,99%双三甲基硅基三氟乙酰胺+1%三甲基氯硅烷和等体积的无水嘧啶作为衍生剂以及采用恒温气相检测条件不仅提高了检测速度,还降低了操作难度及操作成本。同时,使用改进后的方法对10个不同的植物油样进行了重复性验证,结果重复性均在国际标准方法要求范围之内。