Research Article

Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) and Quince (Cydonia oblonga L.) Juices and Their By-Products as Ingredients Showing Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties for Chewing Candy: Nutraceutical Formulations

Table 2

Antimicrobial activity of buckthorn and quince juices and their 363 by-products.

MicroorganismsJBP
BuQuBuQu
Inhibition zones, mm

Klebsiella pneumoniae14.0 ± 0.3d13.0 ± 0.3c8.0 ± 0.4a10.0 ± 0.3b
Salmonella enterica11.0 ± 0.2b8.0 ± 0.2a11.0 ± 0.3b8.0 ± 0.4a
Pseudomonas aeruginosa23.0 ± 0.4b23.0 ± 0.3b20.0 ± 0.2a20.0 ± 0.2a
Acinetobacter baumannii20.0 ± 0.5c22.0 ± 0.3d16.0 ± 0.1a19.0 ± 0.3b
Proteus mirabilis25.0 ± 0.6c26.0 ± 0.4c,d20.0 ± 0.2a23.0 ± 0.4b
MRSA22.0 ± 0.3c22.0 ± 0.2c17.0 ± 0.2a18.0 ± 0.2b
Enterococcus faecalis25.0 ± 0.4c23.0 ± 0.3b18.0 ± 0.3a18.0 ± 0.2a
Enterococcus faecium20.0 ± 0.3b22.0 ± 0.3c18.0 ± 0.2a22.0 ± 0.4c
Bacillus cereus29.0 ± 0.5c30.0 ± 0.7d25.0 ± 0.5a26.0 ± 0.5a,b

Experimental designBacillus cereusMRSA

Proteus mirabilisKlebsiella pneumoniaePseudomonas aeruginosa

J: juice; BP: juice by-products; Bu: sea buckthorn; Qu: quince; C: control; MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Data expressed as means () ± standard deviation (SD). a–dMean values with different letters are significantly different when .