FRACTION ENRICHED WITH ACETOGENINS OF ANNONA SPP AND USE THEREOF AS ANTIBACTERIAL AND INHIBITOR OF THE SPORE GERMINATION.

摘要

Scientific evidence indicates that the compounds present in the fruit have anticarcinogenic, antimicrobial and antiparasitic properties; as well as hypotensive, vasodilator and cardiotonic properties. With regard to the characterization of the antibacterial capacity of the extract, the chemical nature of the compounds is unknown as well as the effective concentrations and the action mechanism through which said activity is presented. Therefore, the present invention was intended to perform the selective isolation so as to obtain acetogenin-enriched fractions from the guanabana pulp for detecting, measuring and assessing the specific antibacterial properties of the same against the growth of vegetative cells, native spores, and heat-treated spores. Effective concentrations were also reported in the present invention, these may show the novel use thereof as antibacterial agents in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry.