Antibacterial activity and bioactive compounds of 50 hydroethanolic extract of Alpinia zerumbet(Pers.) B.L. Burtt R.M. Sm.

摘要

Objective: To evaluate antibacterial activity and the bioactive compounds of 50% hydroethanolic extract of Alpinia zerumbet(A. zerumbet) rhizomes.Methods: Eight reference microbial strains including two Gram-positive bacteria [Staphylococcus aureus(ATCC 29213) and Enterococcus faecalis(ATCC 29212)] and six Gram-negative bacteria [Escherichia coli(ATCC 25922), Klebsiella pneumoniae(ATTC 700603), Proteus mirabilis(DMST 8212), Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Vellore.(ATCC 15611), Shigella flexneri(ATCC 12022) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa(ATCC 27853)], were used to test antimicrobial susceptibility by the broth microdilution method. Bioactive compounds were analyzed by using HPLC.Results: The minimum inhibitory concentration values of A. zerumbet extract were 8 mg/mL for Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Shigella flexneri and 16 mg/mL for Enterococcus faecalis and the other four Gram-negative bacilli. HPLC chromatograms revealed that the A. zerumbet extract contained hydroxybenzoic acids, hydroxycinnamic acids and flavonoids. Conclusions: The constituents of A. zerumbet rhizomes could be a potential source of antibacterial compounds, warranting further study of A. zerumbet extract.