Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the bacteriostasis of sweet potato vines extract to
Propionibacterium acne and screen the active fractions.
METHODS Using agar dilution method and liquid media two fold dilution method to determine the size of the inhibitory rings and the minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) of the sweet potato vines water extract and alcohol extract to
P. acnes. Using the system solvent method to gradient extract sequence of sweet potato vine alcohol extract, respectively got petroleum ether layer, dichloromethane layer, ethyl acetate layer, N-butyl alcohol layer and water layer such five different polar parts and to determine the active fractions and relevant MIC and minimum bactericidal concentration(MBC).
RESULTS The sweet potato vines alcohol extract showed strong bacteriostasis to
P. acnes, and the MIC was 50 mg·mL
-1. The petroleum ether part showed the strongest bacteriostasis with the MIC of 12.5 mg·mL
-1 and the MBC of 25 mg·mL
-1, followed by
N-butyl alcohol part with the MIC of 25 mg·mL
-1 and the MBC of 100 mg·mL
-1.
CONCLUSION The sweet potato vines alcohol extract has strong bacteriostasis to
P. acnes in vitro, and the antibacterial active ingredients mainly concentrate in petroleum ether and N-butyl alcohol parts.