Antimicrobial activity of propolis from Trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria
Propolis is an important bee product which consists of resinous mixture produce by the honeybees from various plant sources. Propolis produced by stingless bee (Trigona thoracica), commonly known as ‘Kelulut’ in Malaysia, is also known to have medicinal values. The Trigona thoracica bees are widel...
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| author | Tuan Nadrah Naim Tuan Ismail, Sim, Nicholas Choo Wee Noorazliyana Shafii, Nurkaryatee Kassim, Wan Nazatul Shima Shahidan, Hanim Afzan Ibrahim, |
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| description | Propolis is an important bee product which consists of resinous mixture produce by the honeybees from various plant
sources. Propolis produced by stingless bee (Trigona thoracica), commonly known as ‘Kelulut’ in Malaysia, is also known
to have medicinal values. The Trigona thoracica bees are widely distributed throughout Malaysia. The properties of propolis
from Trigona thoracica have been investigated in vitro and in vivo. It is renowned to have various biological activities as
the antimicrobial, antiproliferative, antiinflammatory and anticancer. Currently, there is limited scientific studies that show
antimicrobial activities of propolis against the oral pathogens. Thus, this study is carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial
activities of ethanol extracts of propolis (EEP) from Trigona thoracica against cariogenic bacteria (S.mutans & S.sobrinus).
This study is performed using the agar well diffusion assay to screen the antimicrobial activity of EEP from Trigona
thoracica expressed as mean of inhibition diameter and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of EEP will be determined
by the broth microdilution method. The mean of inhibition diameter and MIC between EEP and standard antibiotic
(metronidazole) against S.mutans and S.sobrinus is not statistically different. In conclusion, EEP from Trigona thoracica
has antimicrobial properties against cariogenic bacteria. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:178932022-01-13T01:17:09Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17893/ Antimicrobial activity of propolis from Trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria Tuan Nadrah Naim Tuan Ismail, Sim, Nicholas Choo Wee Noorazliyana Shafii, Nurkaryatee Kassim, Wan Nazatul Shima Shahidan, Hanim Afzan Ibrahim, Propolis is an important bee product which consists of resinous mixture produce by the honeybees from various plant sources. Propolis produced by stingless bee (Trigona thoracica), commonly known as ‘Kelulut’ in Malaysia, is also known to have medicinal values. The Trigona thoracica bees are widely distributed throughout Malaysia. The properties of propolis from Trigona thoracica have been investigated in vitro and in vivo. It is renowned to have various biological activities as the antimicrobial, antiproliferative, antiinflammatory and anticancer. Currently, there is limited scientific studies that show antimicrobial activities of propolis against the oral pathogens. Thus, this study is carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of ethanol extracts of propolis (EEP) from Trigona thoracica against cariogenic bacteria (S.mutans & S.sobrinus). This study is performed using the agar well diffusion assay to screen the antimicrobial activity of EEP from Trigona thoracica expressed as mean of inhibition diameter and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of EEP will be determined by the broth microdilution method. The mean of inhibition diameter and MIC between EEP and standard antibiotic (metronidazole) against S.mutans and S.sobrinus is not statistically different. In conclusion, EEP from Trigona thoracica has antimicrobial properties against cariogenic bacteria. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17893/1/65-71%2B%2B%2BHanim%2BAfzan%2BIbrahim.pdf Tuan Nadrah Naim Tuan Ismail, and Sim, Nicholas Choo Wee and Noorazliyana Shafii, and Nurkaryatee Kassim, and Wan Nazatul Shima Shahidan, and Hanim Afzan Ibrahim, (2021) Antimicrobial activity of propolis from Trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria. Malaysian Applied Biology, 50 (1). pp. 65-71. ISSN 0126-8643 https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/2 |
| spellingShingle | Tuan Nadrah Naim Tuan Ismail, Sim, Nicholas Choo Wee Noorazliyana Shafii, Nurkaryatee Kassim, Wan Nazatul Shima Shahidan, Hanim Afzan Ibrahim, Antimicrobial activity of propolis from Trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria |
| title | Antimicrobial activity of propolis from Trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria |
| title_full | Antimicrobial activity of propolis from Trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial activity of propolis from Trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial activity of propolis from Trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria |
| title_short | Antimicrobial activity of propolis from Trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria |
| title_sort | antimicrobial activity of propolis from trigona thoracica towards cariogenic bacteria |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17893/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17893/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17893/1/65-71%2B%2B%2BHanim%2BAfzan%2BIbrahim.pdf |