scholarly journals Anti-infective efficacy of Psidium guajava L. leaves against certain pathogenic bacteria

F1000Research ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Pooja Patel ◽  
Chinmayi Joshi ◽  
Tannaz Birdi ◽  
Vijay Kothari

Water extracts of Psidium guajava leaves prepared by three different extraction methods were compared with respect to their anti-infective activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in the nematode host Caenorhabditis elegans. The water extract prepared by Microwave Assisted Extraction method was found to have better anti-infective activity, and its activity was further compared with hydroalcoholic extract prepared using the same extraction method against five different pathogenic bacteria. Both these extracts could attenuate virulence of P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, Serratia marcescens, and Chromobacterium violaceum, towards C. elegans. Anti-infective efficacy of P. guajava leaf extract seems partly to stem from its quorum-modulatory property, as it could modulate production of quorum sensing-regulated pigments in all the susceptible bacteria.

F1000Research ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Pooja Patel ◽  
Chinmayi Joshi ◽  
Tannaz Birdi ◽  
Vijay Kothari

Water extracts of Psidium guajava leaves prepared by three different extraction methods were compared with respect to their anti-infective activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in the nematode host Caenorhabditis elegans. The water extract prepared by Microwave Assisted Extraction method was found to have better anti-infective activity, and its activity was further compared with hydroalcoholic extract prepared using the same extraction method against five different pathogenic bacteria. Both these extracts could attenuate virulence of P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, Serratia marcescens, and Chromobacterium violaceum, towards C. elegans. Anti-infective efficacy of P. guajava leaf extract seems partly to stem from its quorum-modulatory property, as it could modulate production of quorum sensing-regulated pigments in all the susceptible bacteria.


2013 ◽  
Vol 652-654 ◽  
pp. 443-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao Mei Ru ◽  
Ru Fan Cai ◽  
Jin Zhe He

Antioxidant activity of the flavonoids from pomelo (Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck) peel obtained by conventional soxhlet extraction (CSE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extraction were investigated. For measuring antioxidant activities, different methods have been used corresponding to different levels of antioxidant action. The results indicated that the extraction yields of flavonoids by MAE and SC-CO2 extraction were higher than that by CSE method, whereas flavoniods by SC-CO2 extraction exhibited the strongest antioxidant activities. Our results indicated that SC-CO2 extraction method could effectively reserve the antioxidant ability of pomelo peel flavonoids.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Inas Fadiyah ◽  
Iin Lestari ◽  
Robby Gus Mahardika

Rukam fruit (Flacourtia rukam) is one of the species spread in Indonesia, specifically Bangka Island. Rukam has a higher phenolic ratio than guava (Psidium guajava). Phenolic compounds have a major role as antioxidants, while antioxidants have the ability to fight free radicals. Therefore a study was conducted to examine the application of secondary metabolites and antioxidant bioactivity of the Flacourtia rukam species using the Microwave Assisted Extraction method. Rukam fruit extract is obtained by using the Microwave Assisted Extraction (MAE) method. While for the antioxidant test using the DPPH method. The test results of antioxidant activity of rukam fruit extract with ethanol solvent were obtained with IC50 value 47.7022 ppm and in rukam fruit extract with acetone solvent IC50 33.1702 ppm obtained using this antioxidant antioxidant powder was very strong.


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Khoa Anh Tran ◽  
Tuyet Thi Ngoc Nguyen ◽  
Phung Thi Kim Le

The extraction of chili oil and capsaicin from chili using some different method such as Soxhlet, maceration, ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction and supercritical carbon dioxide with ethanol as a modifier was studied in this work. The results showed that the main component of chili oil is polyunsaturated fatty acids (representing 77.4%); mainly oleic acid and linoleic acid. The highest yield of oil and capsaicin were 0,5358g/g and 2,9534mg/g material; achieved from microwave-assisted extraction method. However, the highest selectivity was 1.77% with supercritical fluid extraction method. With additional co-solvent, the concentration of capsaicin increased but the selectivity decreased.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Khadiza Fitri Shafira ◽  
Abul Kalam Azad ◽  
Zubair Khalid Labu ◽  
Abul Bashar Mohammed Helal Uddin

Background: Eugenol is the main constituent of clove essential oil. Past studies have found that clove oil has diverse uses in the pharmaceutical field due to its antioxidant, antibacterial and anesthetic properties. Objective: This work compares the performance of different extraction methods and factors and identifies the effect of the treatments on oil yields and eugenol content. Materials and Methods: Maceration, Hydro distillation, microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), and Soxhlet were performed. The best technique was identified according to yield and content. Further studies were conducted to examine the effects of different factors, such as solvent types (ethanol and methanol) and sample-to-solvent ratio (1:10 and 1:15). HPLC UV-Vis was utilized in the analysis of eugenol concentration. Results and Discussion: Soxhlet extraction provided the highest yield (39.98%) and eugenol content (15.83%), compared to other methods. The results observed from several Soxhlet extraction factors showed that there is no significant difference between the different factors. In the meantime, methanol 1:15 provided the greatest amount of yields (57.83%) and eugenol content (22.21%). In this regard, the higher ratio resulted in higher eugenol content. Conclusion: The results obtained are less comparable because the processing time, the working solvent, and the separation technique were carried out differently for each method. In the meantime, as there is no past study that compared the selected methods and factors, this study’s findings will contribute substantially to fill the gap in this field.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 2879
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Radivojac ◽  
Oskar Bera ◽  
Zoran Zeković ◽  
Nemanja Teslić ◽  
Živan Mrkonjić ◽  
...  

Consumers are becoming more mindful of their well-being. Increasing awareness of the many beneficial properties of peppermint essential oil (EO) has significantly increased product sales in recent years. Hydrodistillation (HD), a proven conventional method, and a possible alternative in the form of microwave-assisted hydrodistillation (MWHD) have been used to isolate peppermint EO. Standard Soxhlet and alternatively supercritical fluid (SFE), microwave-assisted, and ultrasound-assisted extraction separated the lipid extracts. The distillations employed various power settings, and the EO yield varied from 0.15 to 0.80%. The estimated environmental impact in terms of electricity consumption and CO2 emissions suggested that MWHD is an energy efficient way to reduce CO2 emissions. Different extraction methods and solvent properties affected the lipid extract yield, which ranged from 2.55 to 5.36%. According to the corresponding values of statistical parameters, empiric mathematical models were successfully applied to model the kinetics of MWHD and SFE processes.


2008 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Barriada-Pereira ◽  
Iván Iglesias-García ◽  
María J Gonzlez-Castro ◽  
Soledad Muniategui-Lorenzo ◽  
Purificación López-Maha ◽  
...  

Abstract This paper describes a comparative study of 2 extraction methods, pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) and microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), for the determination of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in fish muscle samples. In both cases, samples were extracted with hexaneacetone (50 + 50), and the extracts were purified by solid-phase extraction using a carbon cartridge as the adsorbent. Pesticides were eluted with hexaneethyl acetate (80 + 20) and determined by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection. Both methods demonstrated good linearity over the range studied (0.0050.100 g/mL). Detection limits ranged from 0.029 to 0.295 mg/kg for PLE and from 0.003 to 0.054 mg/kg for MAE. For most of the pesticides, analytical recoveries with both methods were between 80 and 120, and the relative standard deviations were <10. The proposed methods were shown to be powerful techniques for the extraction of OCPs from fish muscle samples. Although good recovery rates were obtained with both extraction methods, MAE provided advantages with regard to sample handling, cost, analysis time, and solvent consumption. Acceptable validation parameters were obtained although MAE was shown to be more sensitive than PLE.


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