<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Plants that are primarily used as a food source commonly have undervalued biological properties beyond the basic supply of nutrients. One important example of this are the antimicrobial properties of plants. Inclusion of natural and food grade antimicrobial ingredients in recipes to prevent food spoilage and disease transmission, or in cosmetic products to prevent transient and pathogenic bacteria would have world-wide public health implications. A patented natural polyphenol rich sugar cane extract (PRSE), is marketed as a high anti-oxidant and polyphenol ingredient, but its anti-microbial activity has not been reported previously. We determined the anti-bacterial properties of PRSE on common human pathogens relating to a range of diseases including food poisoning, tooth decay, acne and severe skin infections using disc/well diffusion experiments. Our findings indicate that PRSE is an efficient antimicrobial, which could be included at differing dosages to target a range of food borne and environmental pathogens.</p></abstract>

Plants that are primarily used as a food source commonly have undervalued biological properties beyond the basic supply of nutrients. One important example of this are the antimicrobial properties of plants. Inclusion of natural and food grade antimicrobial ingredients in recipes to prevent food spoilage and disease transmission, or in cosmetic products to prevent transient and pathogenic bacteria would have world-wide public health implications. A patented natural polyphenol rich sugar cane extract (PRSE), is marketed as a high anti-oxidant and polyphenol ingredient, but its anti-microbial activity has not been reported previously. We determined the anti-bacterial properties of PRSE on common human pathogens relating to a range of diseases including food poisoning, tooth decay, acne and severe skin infections using disc/well diffusion experiments. Our findings indicate that PRSE is an efficient antimicrobial, which could be included at differing dosages to target a range of food borne and environmental pathogens.

Polyphenol Rich Sugar Cane Extract Inhibits Bacterial Growth

Department of Nutrition and Health, United Arab Emirates University

PRILOZI

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Plants that are primarily used as a food source commonly have undervalued biological properties beyond the basic supply of nutrients. One important example of...

Polyphenol Rich Sugar Cane Extract Inhibits Bacterial Growth

Published Online: Dec 08, 2020

Page range: 49 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2020-0045

Keywords
sugar cane extract, anti-bacteria, polyphenol, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus mutans, Propionibacterium acnes, Escherichia coli, PRSE, phytolin

© 2020 Fatah B Ahtesh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Polyphenol Rich Sugar Cane Extract Inhibits Bacterial Growth

Published Online: Dec 08, 2020

Page range: 49 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2020-0045

Keywordssugar cane extract, anti-bacteria, polyphenol, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus mutans, Propionibacterium acnes, Escherichia coli, PRSE, phytolin

© 2020 Fatah B Ahtesh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
sugar cane extract, anti-bacteria, polyphenol, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus mutans, Propionibacterium acnes, Escherichia coli, PRSE, phytolin