Isolation, Characterization and Amino Acid Composition of a Bacteriocin Produced by Strain BM47.

Members of the bacterial genus are known as producers of a broad spectrum of antibiotic compounds of proteinaceous nature that possess inhibitory activity against different saprophytic and pathogenic microorganisms. In the current research, a peptide synthesized by strain BM47, previously isolated from a natural thermal spring in Bulgaria, was identified and characterized as a bacteriocin. antimicrobial screening of the crude bacteriocin substance of BM47 showed activity against the plant pathogenic fungi , , sp.

Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Juniper Berry (Juniperus communis L.) Essential Oil. Action of the Essential Oil on the Antioxidant Protection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Model Organism.

The essential oil of juniper berries (Juniperus communis L., Cupressaceae) is traditionally used for medicinal and flavoring purposes. As elucidated by gas chromatography/flame ionization detector (GC/FID) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS methods), the juniper berry oil from Bulgaria is largely comprised of monoterpene hydrocarbons such as α-pinene (51.