Clinical Microbiology: Open Access

Moussa Ahmed

Publications

• Research Article
  The Relationship between Bioactive Compounds with Diastase Activity and Antibacterial Synergy of Honey and Potato Starch Combinations against Klebsiella pneumonia
  Author(s): Moussa Ahmed, Baghdad Khiati, Saad Aissat Noureddine Djebli, Abdelmalek Meslem and Salima BachaMoussa Ahmed, Baghdad Khiati, Saad Aissat Noureddine Djebli, Abdelmalek Meslem and Salima Bacha
  
  Honey samples produced by Apismellifera, both unifloral and multifloral from different sources in Algeria were examined for their antibacterial capacity and their synergism with potato starch. An agar incorporation technique was used to assess the minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) and the minimum inhibition additive concentration (MIAC) of honey against K. pneumoniae ATCC 27736. The physicochemical properties, α-amylases activity, total phenolic and flavonoid content, of six representative honey samples were determined. The MIC for the six varieties of honey without potato starch against K. pneumoniae ranged between 14% and 24% (v ⁄ v). When starch was incubated with honey and then added to media, an MIC drop was noticed with each variety and it ranged between 5.55 % and 16.66%.The total phenolic content of honey samples was between 1.50–108.21 mg GAE/100 g hone.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-5073.1000131

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