Antimicrobial Efficacy of Fruit Peels Eco-Enzyme against <i>Enterococcus Faecalis</i>: An In Vitro Study

Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), an effective endodontic irrigant against <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> (EF), is harmful to periapical tissues. Natural pineapple-orange eco-enzymes (M-EE) and papaya eco-enzyme (P-EE) could be potential alternatives. This study aimed to assess the antimicrobia...

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Main Authors: Hetal Ashvin Kumar Mavani, In Meei Tew, Lishen Wong, Hsu Zenn Yew, Alida Mahyuddin, Rohi Ahmad Ghazali, Edmond Ho Nang Pow
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Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
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spelling doaj-62bd4c4330b044bd97110efaa2e1c0ad2020-11-25T03:43:18ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-07-01175107510710.3390/ijerph17145107Antimicrobial Efficacy of Fruit Peels Eco-Enzyme against <i>Enterococcus Faecalis</i>: An In Vitro StudyHetal Ashvin Kumar Mavani0In Meei Tew1Lishen Wong2Hsu Zenn Yew3Alida Mahyuddin4Rohi Ahmad Ghazali5Edmond Ho Nang Pow6Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, MalaysiaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, MalaysiaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, MalaysiaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, MalaysiaDepartment of Family Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, MalaysiaDepartment of CITRA & Teaching, Faculty of Health Sciences, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, MalaysiaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, MalaysiaSodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), an effective endodontic irrigant against <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> (EF), is harmful to periapical tissues. Natural pineapple-orange eco-enzymes (M-EE) and papaya eco-enzyme (P-EE) could be potential alternatives. This study aimed to assess the antimicrobial efficacy of M-EE and P-EE at different concentrations and fermentation periods against EF, compared to 2.5% NaOCl. Fermented M-EE and P-EE (3 and 6 months) at various concentrations were mixed with EF in a 96-well plate incubated for 24 h anaerobically. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of M-EE and P-EE were determined via EF growth observation. EF inhibition was quantitatively measured and compared between different irrigants using the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and different fermentation periods using the independent-samples T-test. M-EE and P-EE showed MIC at 50% and MBC at 100% concentrations. There was no significant difference in antimicrobial effect when comparing M-EE and P-EE at 50% and 100% to 2.5% NaOCl. P-EE at 6 months fermentation exhibited higher EF inhibition compared to 3 months at concentrations of 25% (<i>p</i> = 0.017) and 0.78% (<i>p</i> = 0.009). The antimicrobial properties of M-EE and P-EE, at both 100% and 50% concentrations, are comparable to 2.5% NaOCl. They could therefore be potential alternative endodontic irrigants, but further studies are required.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/14/5107eco-enzymeendodontics<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>fruit peelsroot canal irrigantssodium hypochlorite
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author Hetal Ashvin Kumar Mavani
In Meei Tew
Lishen Wong
Hsu Zenn Yew
Alida Mahyuddin
Rohi Ahmad Ghazali
Edmond Ho Nang Pow
spellingShingle Hetal Ashvin Kumar Mavani
In Meei Tew
Lishen Wong
Hsu Zenn Yew
Alida Mahyuddin
Rohi Ahmad Ghazali
Edmond Ho Nang Pow
Antimicrobial Efficacy of Fruit Peels Eco-Enzyme against <i>Enterococcus Faecalis</i>: An In Vitro Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
eco-enzyme
endodontics
<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>
fruit peels
root canal irrigants
sodium hypochlorite
author_facet Hetal Ashvin Kumar Mavani
In Meei Tew
Lishen Wong
Hsu Zenn Yew
Alida Mahyuddin
Rohi Ahmad Ghazali
Edmond Ho Nang Pow
author_sort Hetal Ashvin Kumar Mavani
title Antimicrobial Efficacy of Fruit Peels Eco-Enzyme against <i>Enterococcus Faecalis</i>: An In Vitro Study
title_short Antimicrobial Efficacy of Fruit Peels Eco-Enzyme against <i>Enterococcus Faecalis</i>: An In Vitro Study
title_full Antimicrobial Efficacy of Fruit Peels Eco-Enzyme against <i>Enterococcus Faecalis</i>: An In Vitro Study
title_fullStr Antimicrobial Efficacy of Fruit Peels Eco-Enzyme against <i>Enterococcus Faecalis</i>: An In Vitro Study
title_full_unstemmed Antimicrobial Efficacy of Fruit Peels Eco-Enzyme against <i>Enterococcus Faecalis</i>: An In Vitro Study
title_sort antimicrobial efficacy of fruit peels eco-enzyme against <i>enterococcus faecalis</i>: an in vitro study
publisher MDPI AG
series International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn 1661-7827
1660-4601
publishDate 2020-07-01
description Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), an effective endodontic irrigant against <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> (EF), is harmful to periapical tissues. Natural pineapple-orange eco-enzymes (M-EE) and papaya eco-enzyme (P-EE) could be potential alternatives. This study aimed to assess the antimicrobial efficacy of M-EE and P-EE at different concentrations and fermentation periods against EF, compared to 2.5% NaOCl. Fermented M-EE and P-EE (3 and 6 months) at various concentrations were mixed with EF in a 96-well plate incubated for 24 h anaerobically. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of M-EE and P-EE were determined via EF growth observation. EF inhibition was quantitatively measured and compared between different irrigants using the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and different fermentation periods using the independent-samples T-test. M-EE and P-EE showed MIC at 50% and MBC at 100% concentrations. There was no significant difference in antimicrobial effect when comparing M-EE and P-EE at 50% and 100% to 2.5% NaOCl. P-EE at 6 months fermentation exhibited higher EF inhibition compared to 3 months at concentrations of 25% (<i>p</i> = 0.017) and 0.78% (<i>p</i> = 0.009). The antimicrobial properties of M-EE and P-EE, at both 100% and 50% concentrations, are comparable to 2.5% NaOCl. They could therefore be potential alternative endodontic irrigants, but further studies are required.
topic eco-enzyme
endodontics
<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>
fruit peels
root canal irrigants
sodium hypochlorite
url https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/14/5107
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