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Piperine, an active ingredient of white pepper, suppresses the growth of multidrug-resistant toxigenic Vibrio cholerae and other pathogenic bacteria.
Letters in applied microbiology - 1 Apr 2022
Manjunath G B, Awasthi S P, Zahid M S H, Hatanaka N, Hinenoya A, Iwaoka E, Aoki S, Ramamurthy T, Yamasaki S
Abstract excerpt
Emergence and rapid spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria including Vibrio cholerae are a global public health issue. Much attention has been paid to natural compounds, such as spices and herbs to find novel antimicrobial compounds as they are considered to be cheaper alternatives to develop as a drug. Here, we show that methanol extract of white pepper could inhibit the growth of V. cholerae O1 El Tor...
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