Assessment of the antimicrobial effect of a novel Chitosan-Sunflower seed gel – An in vitro study

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Ojasvini Arora
Subhashree Rohinikumar
S Rajeshkumar
Nabeel Ahmed
Dhanraj Ganapathy

Keywords

Chitosan Gel, Sunflower seed extract, antimicrobial efficacy

Abstract

Background: The development of multidrug resistant microbes has led to increasing interest towards natural products with antibacterial properties. 2 such products are chitosan and sunflower seed oil. Given the importance of discovering novel treatments for patients with wounds, the goal of this study was to assess the antibacterial activity of a novel chitosan-sunflower seed gel in vitro.
Materials and Method: A novel chitosan-sunflower seed gel was prepared. The antimicrobial activity of the prepared gel, in three different concentrations (25, 50 and 100μl), was tested by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method against 5 different microbes: Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Lactobacillus, Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus mutans. The inhibition zones were measured using a vernier calliper.
Result: The 100μl dilution of the gel had the best antimicrobial activity against all the tested microorganisms. The antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans was good and was comparable to that of the control antibiotic used (83%), followed by that against Enterococcus faecalis (66.66%), Streptococcus mutans (64%), Staphylococcus aureus (50%) and Lactobacillus (40%) at the 100μl dilution.
Conclusion: The chitosan-sunflower seed gel is a new and propitious alternative with antimicrobial properties against the tested microbial agents. Further studies in a clinical setting are warranted to corroborate the in vitro results of this study so that appropriate treatment protocols can be established.

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