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In vitro antimycoplasmal activity of oleuropein
Pio Maria Furneri1, Andreana Marino, Antonina Saija
1Department of Microbiological Sciences and Gynecological Sciences, University of Catania, via Androne 81, 95124, Catania, Italy. furneri@mbox.unit.it
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
|October 19, 2002
Abstract:
The activity of oleuropein, a phenolic glycoside contained in olive oil, was investigated in vitro against Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pirum. Oleuropein inhibited mycoplasmas at concentrations from 20 to 320 mg/l. The MICs of oleuropein to M. pneumoniae, M. pirum, M. hominis and M. fermentans were 160, 320, 20 and 20 mg/l, respectively.