Comparative Study on the Antibacterial Activity of Crude Ethanolic Extracts from Common Philippine Capsicum Fruits

• Main Authors: Segalle, June Therese P., Brooks, Carmen Alicia E., Parel, Andrea Kate
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Antibacterial; Capsicum frutescens L.; Capsicum annuum var. Longum; Capsicum chinense Habanero; Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion test; Food Chemistry; Food Science
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2019/paper_fnh/1
• Institution: De La Salle University

Currently, many pathogenic bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics and scientists are now looking for alternatives to control them. Known for their pungent flavor, chili peppers have been proved to possess bactericidal agents. However, only a small number of researches on the antibacterial ac...