Antimicrobial activity of tannin components from Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
Reactive oxygen species have been implicated as important pathological mediators in many clinical disorders, including periodontal disease. As a possible alternative for the treatment of periodontal disease, the antimicrobial activity of six tannins isolated from Vaccinium vitis-idaea L., with confirmed antioxidant activity, were assayed by the agar dilution method against selected periodontal pathogens, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia. The results showed that epicatechin-(4beta-->8)-epicatechin-(4beta-->8, 2beta-->O-->7)-catechin had strong antimicrobial activity against P. gingivalis and P. intermedia, but not A. actinomycetemcomitans. The other tannins tested did not show antimicrobial activity. We conclude that tannins isolated from V. vitis-idaea L. with antimicrobial activity could potentially be used for the treatment of periodontal disease.[1]References
- Antimicrobial activity of tannin components from Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. Ho, K.Y., Tsai, C.C., Huang, J.S., Chen, C.P., Lin, T.C., Lin, C.C. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. (2001) [Pubmed]
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