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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2021

Garlic: An Alternative Treatment for Group B Streptococcus.

Kátia Andrea de Menezes Torres, Sônia Maria Rolim Rosa Lima, Luce Maria Brandão Torres, Maria Thereza Gamberini, Pedro Ismael da Silva Junior

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kátia Andrea de Menezes TorresPost-Graduation Program, Santa Casa de Sao Paulo of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil.
Sônia Maria Rolim Rosa LimaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil.
Luce Maria Brandão TorresEnvironmental Reaserch Institute, Department of Infrastructure and Environment, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maria Thereza GamberiniDepartment of Physiological Sciences, Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil.
Pedro Ismael da Silva JuniorLaboratory for Applied Toxinology, Center of Toxins, Immune-Response and Cell Signaling (CeTICS/CEPID), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6619-6489
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo · BRInstituto Butantan · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prenatal screening in pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has successfully reduced the incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality related to Streptococcus agalactiae. However, the contamination rates of newborns are still considerable. In traditional and folk medicines, it has been observed that garlic has been effective in treating S. agalactiae infection. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify the active compounds from garlic that have antimicrobial activity against S. agalactiae. In order to do this, SP80 (Sep-Pak 80%) obtained from crude garlic extract (CGE) was fractionated by reverse-phase ultrafast liquid chromatography with UV (RP-UFLC-UV) using a Shim-pack PREP-ODS column. All fractions obtained were tested using a microbial growth inhibition test against the S. agalactiae strain (ATCC 12386). Five clinical isolates were used to confirm the action of the fractions with antimicrobial activity, and the bacterial growth curve was determined. Identification of the antimicrobial compounds was carried out through liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC/MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The active compounds found to exhibit antimicrobial activity were Ƴ-glutamyl-

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalGarlicHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPlant ExtractsStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus agalactiaeAnti-Bacterial AgentsPlant ExtractsajoeneAllium sativum L.antimicrobialantimicrobial activitybacterial growth kineticsorganosulfur compoundsStreptococcus agalactiaeƳ-glutamyl-phenylalanineƳ-glutamyl-S-allyl-cysteine

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PMID34817207
PMCPMC8612145
OpenAlexW3215727216

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