Chem 253 Lab 1: Acid/Base Properties of an Antimicrobial Agent 09/03/13 Purpose The purpose was to determine the acid and base properties of the antimicrobial agent sodium benzoate. Theory Sodium has mainly been used in food processing to avoid growth of bacteria and harmful microorganisms. It is commonly used to preserve foods and beverages that have an acidic pH. Rather than benzoic acid‚ sodium benzoate is used because it is generally soluble in most aqueous solutions but benzoic
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Antimicrobial Property of Mango Twigs Extract against Dental Caries-causing Microorganisms (Streptococcus mutans‚ Streptococcus sobrinus) Jervene Venturina‚ Santiago Bataller Jr.‚ Raymark Camato Dental caries is an ecological disease in which the diet‚ the host and the microbial flora interact over a period of time in such a way as to encourage demineralisation of the tooth enamel which results to caries formation. This disease can affect both the enamel (the outer coating of the tooth) and
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soils isolated from geographically separate areas of Jordan‚ Micrococcus luteus and Staphylococcus aureus were rapidly killed. Over the 3-week incubation period‚ the number of specific types of antibiotic-producing bacteria increased‚ and high antimicrobial activity (MIC‚ ∼10 μg/ml) was observed in methanol extracts of the inoculated red soils. Antibiotic-producing microorganisms whose numbers increased during incubation included actinomycetes‚ Lysobacter spp.‚ and Bacillus spp. The actinomycetes
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Saraca acoca‚ a potential candidate having a significant antimicrobial activity and widely used in the field of ayurvedic medicine. (Pradhan .P et al.‚ 2009). especially‚ used in treatment of infertility (Roya R et al.‚ 2006). The nanoparticles of silver ranges from 10-100nm and they have very high surface to volume ratio. They have very good solubility‚ stability and also excellent optical‚ electrical and thermal properties. Silver nanoparticle are off different size and shape depending on the
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A. Define antimicrobials. a. Anti means against and opposite to‚ antimicrobials means that they are agents that kill and are against microorganisms to stop their growth. They are agents that are used to slow their growth and then kill the microbes that are the leading cause of an infection. The microbes are to stop with the growth and more reproduction of the organisms such like bacteria‚ fungus‚ viruses‚ and parasites. 2. Do all bacteria respond the same to a given antimicrobial? Explain your
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Packaging Technologies with an Emphasis on Antimicrobial Packaging and its Applications P. SUPPAKUL‚ J. MILTZ‚ K. SONNEVELD‚ AND S.W. BIGGER ABSTRACT: In response to the dynamic changes in current consumer demand and market trends‚ the area of Active Packaging (AP) is becoming increasingly significant. Principal AP systems include those that involve oxygen scavenging‚ moisture absorption and control‚ carbon dioxide and ethanol generation‚ and antimicrobial (AM) migrating and nonmigrating systems.
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ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SOIL USED IN THE TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL DIARRHOEABYSITUMBEKO LIWELEYA(s213459531)Research Proposal Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of BTECHBIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY | | FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES | atNelson Mandela Metropolitan University | MODULE- RESEARCH METHODOLOGYDUE DATE- 16th MAY‚ 2013.SUPERVISOR- PROFESSOR N. SMITH | | Contents ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL USED IN THE TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL DIARRHOEA
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Chapter One INTRODUCTION Herbal medicines tend to look primitive and unscientific when compared to synthetic (conventional) drugs‚ which are thought to be more reliable than those made from plants. Herbal medicine is still the mainstay of about 75-80% of the world population‚ mainly in the developing countries for primary health care (Kamboj‚ 2000). This is primarily because of the general belief that herbal drugs are without any side effects‚ besides being cheap and locally available. The
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and cause severe infections in human beings. Therefore‚ there is a pressing need to search for new antimicrobial agents from natural and inorganic substances [1]. Antimicrobial nanoparticles mainly consist of metals‚ metal oxides‚ and many biologically derived materials. [2].Its antimicrobial activity is associated with the characteristic structure of nanoparticles [3].The effective antimicrobial properties of these materials are mainly due to their nano size providing them unique chemical and physical
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(JOURNAL ARTICLE) By SITUMBEKO LIWELEYA (s213459531) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of BACHALOROUS TECHNOLOGIEA: BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY At the At Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth‚ 2013. SUPERVISOR- PROFESSOR SMITH. N. Biotechnology Research International Journal Instruction Page Article Processing Charges Biotechnology Research International is an open access journal. Open access charges allow publishers to make the
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