Antimicrobial Activities of Plants from the Apicaceae

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the antimicrobial activities of ethanol extracts of five plants containing fur-anocoumarins. Antimicrobial activities of ethanol extracts of Astrodaucus orientalis (L.) Drude, Bifora radians Bieb., Conium maculatum L., Crithmum mariti-mum L., Daucus carota L., and standard furanocoumar-ins (umbelliferone, xanthotoxin, and bergapten) were tested against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans using a microdilution method. The minimum inhibition dilution (MID) values of the extracts were determined. Astrodaucus orientalis showed the highest antibacterial activity.