- 著者
- KOICHI MOTOIKE SHOZO HIRANO HIDEAKI YAMANA TETSUHIKO ONDA TAKAYOSHI MAEDA TOSHIHIRO ITO MOTOZO HAYAKAWA
- 出版者
- The Society for Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents, Japan
- 雑誌
- Biocontrol Science (ISSN:13424815)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.13, no.4, pp.131-138, 2008-12-10 (Released:2010-06-28)
- 参考文献数
- 18
- 被引用文献数
- 6 18
The effect of the heating conditions of dolomite powder on its antiviral activity was studied against the H5N3 avian influenza virus. Calcium oxide (CaO) and magnesium oxide (MgO), obtained by the thermal decomposition of dolomite above 800°C, were shown to have strong antiviral activity, but the effect was lessened when the heating temperature exceeded 1400°C. Simultaneous measurement of the crystallite size suggested that the weakening of the activity was due to the considerable grain growth of the oxides. It was found that the presence of Mg in dolomite contributed to the deterrence of grain growth of the oxides during the heating process. Although both CaO and MgO exhibited strong antiviral activity, CaO had the stronger activity but quickly hydrated in the presence of water. On the other hand, the hydration of MgO took place gradually under the same conditions. Separate measurements using MgO and Mg (OH) 2 revealed that MgO had a higher antiviral effect than Mg (OH) 2. From the overall experiments, it was suggested that the strong antiviral activity of dolomite was related to the hydration reaction of CaO.
- 著者
- HIROHISA SUIDO MANABU MIYAO
- 出版者
- The Society for Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents, Japan
- 雑誌
- Biocontrol Science (ISSN:13424815)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.13, no.2, pp.41-48, 2008-06-10 (Released:2010-06-28)
- 参考文献数
- 27
- 被引用文献数
- 7
The aim of this study is to develop a growth inhibitory material against some pathogenic microorganisms, using beneficial bacteria such as Bifidobacterium species and certain types of vegetables which can be good substrates for the growth of the beneficial bacteria. At first, various vegetable juices were screened for the growth promotion of Bifidobacterium longum etc. Among the vegetables tested, broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.) and cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.) showed excellent growth promoting activities for B. longum. Secondly, the B. longum-fermented broccoli (BFB) and Lactobacillus pentosus-fermented broccoli (LFB) supernatants were prepared and the growth inhibitory activities against Candida albicans were determined. Both of them showed dose-dependent, growth inhibitory effects, and the effect of BFB was superior to LFB. It was thought that the superior effect of BFB could be mainly attributed to the acids, especially acetic acid, produced by B. longum. BFB also inhibited some pathogenic bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans and Porphylomonas gingivalis. In conclusion, broccoli was found to be a good growth-promoting substance for B. longum. The fermented product, BFB, appears to be a usable material that inhibits the growth of C. albicans and some pathogenic bacteria.
- 著者
- HIDEHARU SHINTANI
- 出版者
- The Society for Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents, Japan
- 雑誌
- Biocontrol Science (ISSN:13424815)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.16, no.3, pp.85-94, 2011 (Released:2011-09-26)
- 参考文献数
- 6
- 被引用文献数
- 6 9
Healthcare product manufacturers strive to provide safe, sterile products by validating and controlling manufacturing procedures. Validation study is the result of a multidisciplinary team effort. This successful effort relies on each discipline understanding the fundamentals of each technical disciplines and applying those fundamentals in terms of their own technical background. This paper is to introduce the basic concepts of sterilization methodology which are involved in validating various technical methods of sterilization and biological indicators (BIs). These will mainly address sterilization procedures in general terms and highlight on their microbiological aspects. The proper starting point is defining what sterility is and how it can be achieved through the validation studies by using BI.