Atividade antibacteriana de extrato de butiá (Butia odorata) contra bactérias patogênicas

Abstract

Demand for synthetic chemical preservative free foods has increased. In recent years several studies have been conducted in order to obtain natural antimicrobial compounds. Some studies were performed with native fruit from Brazil, however there are no studies evaluating the potential antibacterial of jelly palm fruits (butiá). The objective of the study was exploring the antibacterial activity of butiá (Butia odorata) extracts with different polarities and chemically characterize the extract with the best activity. A hexane and a methanol extract of butiá were evaluated for their antibacterial activity against three Grampositive (Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus cereus) and three Gram-negative bacteria (Salmonella Typhimurium, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) by the agar diffusion method, Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), Minimal Bactericidal Concentration (MBC). Both extracts showed antibacterial activity, however of hexane extract (BHE) showed superior performance, therefore the chemical characterization by CG-MS for this extract. Interestingly, the BHE higher activity against Gram-negative bacteria, and E. coli O157:H7 was the most sensitive (MBC 5 μL.mL-1 ). Of the Gram-positive bacteria, S. aureus (MBC 20 μL.mL-1 ) was the most sensitive. Phytosterols represented 51% of the BHE and gamma-sitosterol was the predominant compound constituting 22% of the extract.