Anti-caries Activity from Stems of Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen

Authors

  • Ritbey Ruga <p>Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Milawarman University, Samarinda 75123 Indonesia</p><p>Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn university, bangkok 10330 Thailand</p><p>Center of Excellence in Na Author
  • Warinthorn Chavasiri Center of Excellence in Natural Products Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330 Thailand. Author

Abstract

Several microorganisms grow in oral cavity that are continuously involved in causing diseases in the mouth. This study was focused on screening antibacterial activity of CH2Cl2 and MeOH extracts from the stems of Dracaena cochinchinensis against Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans was conducted by agar well diffusion method. With 1 mg/mL, CH2Cl2 extract showed excellent activity against S. sobrinus and S. mutans with inhibition zones of 15.7 and 18.3 mm while the inhibition zone of MeOH extract was 14.3 and 17.7 mm, respectively. The antibacterial activity of CH2Cl2 and MeOH extracts against S. sobrinus and S. mutans would be the new report.

Keywords: Dracaena cochinchinensis, antibacterial activity, Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus mutans

Published

2018-09-01

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018): The 1st ICoSTES 2018

Section

Poster