Antibacterial Activities of Essential Oil from Zanthoxylum schinifolium Against Food-Borne Pathogens

산초 정유성분의 식중독균에 대한 항균 활성

  • Jang, Mi-Ran (Plant Resources Research Institute, Duksung Women's University) ;
  • Seo, Ji-Eun (Plant Resources Research Institute, Duksung Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Je-Hyuk (Plant Resources Research Institute, Duksung Women's University) ;
  • Kim, Gun-Hee (Plant Resources Research Institute, Duksung Women's University)
  • 장미란 (덕성여자대학교 식물자원연구소) ;
  • 서지은 (덕성여자대학교 식물자원연구소) ;
  • 이제혁 (덕성여자대학교 식물자원연구소) ;
  • 김건희 (덕성여자대학교 식물자원연구소)
  • Received : 2010.03.26
  • Accepted : 2010.04.14
  • Published : 2010.04.30

Abstract

In this study, the antibacterial activities of essential oil from Zanthoxylum schinifolium against four Gram-positive bacteria and six Gram-negative bacteria were investigated. The antibacterial activity of the oils was determined using the agar-well diffusion assay, MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) and MBC (minimum bactericidal concentration). In particular, essential oil from Z. schinifolium showed higher antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria than against Gram-negative bacteria. Essential oil from Z. schinifolium displayed large inhibition zones especially against Bacillus cereus (31 mm). At concentrations between 0 and $20\;{\mu}g/mL$ the oils showed an antibacterial effect against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values against nine bacteria ranged from 1.25 to $5\;{\mu}g/mL$. The minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values against eight bacterial ranged from 2.5 to $20\;{\mu}g/mL$, except Shigella sonnei. Furthermore, our finding on the antibacterial activities of essential oils from Zanthoxylum schinifolium validated the use of this plant for medical purposes.

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