Plantas andinas y amazónicas del Ecuador con actividad antimicrobiana

Abstract

The final present report of curricular integration was carried out with the purpose of obtaining a compendium and identifying the plants of Ecuador with antimicrobial activity in the Andean and Amazonian Zones of the country through a bibliographic review and the analysis of degree works and scientific articles, since one of the most relevant current problems for research worldwide is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This problem originated mainly from the inappropriate use of these chemical substances, for which microorganisms developed resistance mechanisms with the aim of inhibiting the mechanism of action of antibiotics on them. In Ecuador, AMR has also been classified as a primary problem, since resistance records have been found that promote diseases at the community and hospital levels, for which the country has taken measures to counteract this problem, such as the National Reference Center of Antimicrobial Resistance and the National Surveillance Plan for the Prevention and Control of AMR (2019-2023). From the studies examined, information was obtained from research carried out in Ecuador where it is shown that the plants of the Andean and Amazonian zones of the country have antimicrobial activity on certain bacteria that cause AMR. In addition, the main extraction methods with the solvents used and the tests to measure the antimicrobial activity were detailed, it should be emphasized that the choice of these methods depends on the interests of the researcher and the results he hopes to obtain.