02/20/2019 / By Ellaine Castillo
A team of researchers from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre has found that bioactive compounds in red pepper (Capsicum baccatum) have anti-adhesive and antibiofilm properties. This finding, which was published in the journal Industrial Crops and Products, shows the potential use of red peppers in preventing bacterial biofilms from forming.
From these results, the researchers concluded that red pepper contains bioactive compounds that have therapeutic potential against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This is because of its antiadhesive and antibiofilm properties, as well as its non-toxic nature.
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Journal Reference:
Borowski RGV, Zimmer KR, Leonardi BF, Trentin DS, Silva RC, Barros MPD, Macedo AJ, Gnoatto SCB, Gosmann G, Zimmer AR. RED PEPPER CAPSICUM BACCATUM: SOURCE OF ANTIADHESIVE AND ANTIBIOFILM COMPOUNDS AGAINST NOSOCOMIAL BACTERIA. Industrial Crops and Products. 1 November 2018;127. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.10.011
Tagged Under: antiadhesive, antibiofilm, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Capsicum baccatum, disease prevention, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, red pepper, Staphylococcus epidermidis