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In VitroAntimicrobial and Modulatory Activity of the Natural Products Silymarin and Silibinin
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Silymarin is a standardized extract from the dried seeds of the milk thistle (Silybum marianumL. Gaertn.) clinically used as an antihepatotoxic agent. The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal activity of silymarin and its major constituent (silibinin) against different microbial strains and their modulatory effect on drugs utilized in clinical practice. Silymarin demonstrated antimicrobial activity of little significance against the bacterial strains tested, with MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) values of 512 µg/mL. Meanwhile, silibinin showed significant activity againstEscherichia coliwith a MIC of 64 µg/mL. The results for the antifungal activity of silymarin and silibinin demonstrated a MIC of 1024 µg/mL for all strains. Silymarin and silibinin appear to have promising potential, showing synergistic properties when combined with antibacterial drugs, which should prompt further studies along this line.
Title: In VitroAntimicrobial and Modulatory Activity of the Natural Products Silymarin and Silibinin
Description:
Silymarin is a standardized extract from the dried seeds of the milk thistle (Silybum marianumL.
Gaertn.
) clinically used as an antihepatotoxic agent.
The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal activity of silymarin and its major constituent (silibinin) against different microbial strains and their modulatory effect on drugs utilized in clinical practice.
Silymarin demonstrated antimicrobial activity of little significance against the bacterial strains tested, with MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) values of 512 µg/mL.
Meanwhile, silibinin showed significant activity againstEscherichia coliwith a MIC of 64 µg/mL.
The results for the antifungal activity of silymarin and silibinin demonstrated a MIC of 1024 µg/mL for all strains.
Silymarin and silibinin appear to have promising potential, showing synergistic properties when combined with antibacterial drugs, which should prompt further studies along this line.
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