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Benefits of Soleris(®) over the Conventional Method for Enumeration of Microbial Load in Salacia Herbal Extract

Stems and roots of Salacia genus plants have been used as a specific remedy for early-stage diabetes, and one of the four sulphonium sulphates, salacinol is the compound responsible for the anti-diabetic activity. Salacia is prone to microbial contamination and insect infestation; hence, methods to...

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Autores principales: YEWALE, SADANAND, FARASH, ZEBA, KOLHE, SANMAN, SAKKAN, SASIDHARAN, BHOPE, SHRINIVAS, AMBEKAR, PRADNYA, PADMANABHAN, SRIRAM
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Exeley Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7812356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33574873
http://dx.doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2020-048
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Sumario:Stems and roots of Salacia genus plants have been used as a specific remedy for early-stage diabetes, and one of the four sulphonium sulphates, salacinol is the compound responsible for the anti-diabetic activity. Salacia is prone to microbial contamination and insect infestation; hence, methods to estimate the microbial load in such plants will enhance its nutritional value. This paper highlights the novel use of Soleris(®) to quantify microbes of all types, namely bacteria, yeasts, molds, and coliforms in herbal extracts. The microbial analysis results obtained with Soleris(®) test vial have been compared with the conventional method, and the results indicate that Soleris(®) is equally efficient as the conventional method and in fact displays several advantages over the traditional method. The Soleris(®) method is a real time monitoring system that is highly sensitive, user-friendly, and environmentally friendly since it generates very little biomedical waste and saves a large amount of time. The data presented here demonstrate that for highly contaminated samples, results are available within 24 h. For yeasts and molds, the Soleris(®) method produces results in 48 h, thus offering considerable time savings compared to other commonly used methods.