Panama Plant Extracts: Quorum Sensing

InhibitionAndrew K, Kyra S, Jessica S, Barret N

Outline-Background on Panama

● History of the Canal● General Culture

-Why Use Plant Extracts?-About Our Plant Extracts

● Results● Errors/ Future Research

-Citations-Questions?

Maphill. (2011). Savanna Style Location Map of Panama.

The Panama Canal

Stan Shebs. (Jan 2000). The Gatun Locks

1880-1890: Ferdinand Marie des Lesseps

1899: US helped Panama secede from Colombia; US commisions construction of the Panama Canal

1914: US completed the Panama Canal

1977: US and Panama make a treaty to give Panama control of Canal

1999: Panama officially has full control

2006: Panama expands the Canal

A Trip to Panama-Transportation- Money- Language- Ethnic Breakdown- Religion- Fun- Trade- Natural Resources- Food

http://www.goodfood.com.au/lifestyle/cuisine/desserts/recipe/panama-passionfruit-with-coconut-and-ricotta-20111018-1lv28.html

A Trip to Panama

Southern Sea Ventures http://www.worldbanknotescoins.com/2014/09/panama-banknotes-1-balboa-1941-arias.htm

Panamanian Cuisine

As We Saw It. (2012). Panamanian Sancocho http://www.aswesawit.com/panamanian-sancocho/

Native Flora/Fauna- 10,000+ species of plants

- 1,200 orchids

- 675 ferns

- 1,500 trees

- 1673 species of animals

- Most diverse avian population in Central America

- Estimated 25,000 arthropods

● There’s 250,000-500,00 different plant species● Useful for drugs and dietary supplements ● Treatment with plant extracts are noninvasive or

toxic● 25-50% of current pharmaceuticals are derived

from plants● Plant extracts were used since the late fifth century

B.C. for medicinal purposes

Why use plant extracts?

Vital Medicine (2013)

Our Experiment- Ethanol overnight- Mcfarland Standard of 0.5- Subject Chromobacterium violaceum

to plant extracts- Ethanol Chemistry/other solvents- Violet Pigment Easy for QSI- Zone of Inhibition- H2-E12 of Panama- Others

March 27th, 2015 5pm

University of Sydney (2014). Ethanol.

Results- Three plant extracts inhibited growth- One may have created a zone of QSI

Further Research- Rerunning earlier trials with the revised procedure- Using different solvents - Negative control test for F3- Using a different bacteria- Testing for plant extract toxicity

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Questions?Origin Beach Resort. Shell Island away from Panama City