scholarly journals Antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities development of methanol extract of Cyclamen africanum B. et R., growth in Jijel - Algeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-s) ◽  
pp. 130-134
Author(s):  
Gaamoune Sofiane ◽  
Nouioua Wafa

The genus Cyclamen L. (Primulaceae) is represented by 20 species, where inter alia Cyclamen africanum B. et R, is the only endemic species presented in Algeria. The study of their biological potentialities was evaluated through antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH and the reducing power essay, the antimicrobial activity was tested with three bacterial strains and one yeast (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923, Klebsiella pneumonia ATCC700603, Bacillus subtilis ATCC6633 and Candida albicans ATCC1024) and anti-inflammatory activity with the Human Red Blood Cell (HRBC) membrane stabilization method. The results demonstrate a perfect antioxidant activity and an excellent anti- inflammatory power at very small concentrations. Keywords: Cyclamen; crude extract; reducing power; antimicrobial; HRBC.

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 254-262
Author(s):  
Nouioua Wafa ◽  
Gaamoune Sofiane

Rosmarinus eriocalyx Jord. & Fourr is a well-known aromatic and medicinal plant whose consumption serves to remedy a number of disorders, evergreen bush endemic to Algeria. The present study aimed it investigating the in-vitro anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial for two extracts of Rosmarinus eriocalyx. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH and the reducing power essay, anti-inflammatory activity with the Human Red Blood Cell (HRBC) membrane stabilization method. However, the antimicrobial activity was tested with three bacterial strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 and Bacillus subtilis ATCC6633. The results show an excellent antioxidant and an interesting inflammatory activities but a weak power against the used strains therefore. © 2020 International Formulae Group. All rights reserved. Keywords: Rosmarinus eriocalyx Jord. & Fourr, DPPH, reducing power, HRBC, antimicrobial


Author(s):  
Urmila U. Tambewagh ◽  
Supada Rambhau Rojatkar

Objective: Objective of the present study was to carry out in vivo anti-inflammatory and in vitro antioxidant activity of methanol extract of aerial part of the Blumea eriantha DC belonging to family Asteraceae.Methods: The shade dried aerial part of B. eriantha (0.5 kg) was powdered and extracted with methanol (1.5 x 3L) at room temperature (24h x 3). After filtration combined all the three extracts and were concentrated on rotary evaporator under reduced pressure at 40 °C, thereby providing crude methanol extract which was subsequently employed for further studies. Anti-inflammatory effect was studied by carrageenan-induced paw edema model in rats at dose level 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg. Acute oral toxicity study and in vitro antioxidant potential of the extract was also studied. The in vitro antioxidant activity of methanol extract of aerial part of Blumea eriantha DC was evaluated against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hydroxyl (OH) radicalscavenging and reducing power assays.Results: The results indicate that methanol extract of Blumea eriantha (BEME, 400 mg/kg) exhibited significant inhibition (p<0.001) of increase in paw edema at 5th h. IC50 value of BEME showed significant antioxidant activity. The extract exhibits promising free radical scavenging effect of DPPH, H2O2, OH and reducing power in a dose-dependent manner up to 100µg/ml concentration while the reference standard Ascorbic acid demonstrated more scavenging potential than the methanol extract of Blumea eriantha The methanol extract was found to be safe at the dose of 2000 mg/kg.Conclusion: The results of the experimental study confirmed that methanol extract of Blumea eriantha DC possesses significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhanuz Dechayont ◽  
Pathompong Phuaklee ◽  
Jitpisute Chunthorng-Orn ◽  
Thana Juckmeta ◽  
Onmanee Prajuabjinda ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Mahanintangtong is listed in the Thailand’s National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM). It is used to treat non-specific fevers and illnesses such as pharyngitis and chickenpox. In this study, we investigated the biological activities of the different medicinal plants used in the Mahanintangtong formula. Methods The plant materials were extracted by maceration and decoction. Antimicrobial activity, assessed by disc diffusion method, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were compared with commercially available standard antibiotics. To elucidate the anti-inflammatory mechanisms, inhibition of nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) production was tested by Griess and ELISA techniques. Antioxidant activity was measured by ABTS and DPPH scavenging assays. Results The extracts with the best antimicrobial activities were carbonized Tectona grandis showing against Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The ethanol extract of Dracaena loureiroi wood exhibited the highest NO and IL-6 inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 9.42 ± 1.81 and 12.02 ± 0.30 μg/mL, respectively. The ethanol extract of Pogostemon cablin had the highest TNF-α inhibitory with IC50 values of 10.68 ± 0.02 μg/mL. In anti-free radical testing, the ethanol extract of D. loureiroi displayed high antioxidant activity by both ABTS and DPPH assays. Conclusion The ethanol extracts from carbonized T. grandis and Mahanintangtong showed good antimicrobial activity, especially against S. pyogenes, and good anti-inflammatory activity. These findings are relevant to the pathogenesis of pharyngitis and justify additional studies to see if Mahanintangtong could have clinical utility.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Lia Umi Khasanah ◽  
Rohula Utami ◽  
Kawiji Kawiji ◽  
Godras Jati Manuhara

<em>Cinnamon is one of the natural flavor commodities that has not been utilized optimally. One of its derivatives product is essential oil. Essential oils are obtained through the distillation process. The by-product of the distillation process is hydrosol. Hydrosol is an emulsion from essential oil which is bound by water molecules. The hydrosol used in this research was a by-product of processing of cinnamon bark essential oils using Pilot Plan-scale steam distillation. The Pilot Plant-scale steam distillation is using 50 % of destilation tank capacity, with a variety of valve openings (¼, ½, and ¾). The study aimed determine characterization of cinnamon bark hydrosols including total phenol, antioxidant activity of reducing power method, antioxidant activity of radical scavenging (DPPH) method, total flavonoids, and antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas fluorosence; Aspergillus niger; Bacillus plantarum; Staphylococcus aureus; and E.coli. The results showed that variety of valve openings effected the chemical characteristics of cinnamon bark hydrosols including total phenol, total flavonoids, antioxidant activity (reducing power and DPPH methods). The hydrosols of ¾ valve openings treatment showed antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli</em>, <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>, and <em>Pseudomonas fluorescens</em><em>. All hydrosol samples</em><em> showed no antimicrobial activity against Aspergillus niger</em> <em>and</em> <em>Lactobacillus plantarum</em><em>. </em><em>This hydrosol characterization will be used for further recommendations related to the use of hydrosols in the food.</em>


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyam Kumar Rajaram ◽  
Ganesh Moorthy Innasimuthu ◽  
Ronaldo Anuf Alexander ◽  
Rakesh Varghese ◽  
Murugan Munusamy ◽  
...  

Parmotrema austrosinense(Zahlbr.) Hale is one of the lichens used as spices and also it has medicinal property. The goal of this investigation was to assess the antioxidant, reducing power, free radical scavenging and antiphyto pathogenic effect of P. austrosinense. Lichen sample was extracted with different solvents - benzene, methanol, chloroform and acetone. The benzene extract showed a strong antioxidant activity (5.665±0.0065) followed by chloroform extract (3.648±0.0029), acetone extract (2.770±0.0078) and methanol extract (2.430± 0.0046). The methanolic extract of lichen showed the highest reducing power followed by the acetone and nonpolar solvents like chloroform and benzene. Among the four solvents chosen, methanol extract of lichen showed the highest free radical scavenging activity followed by acetone, chloroform and benzene. The antimicrobial activity non-polar solvents like chloroform and benzene extract showed highest antimicrobial activity against three tested fungi (Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotium rolfsii) and bacterial plant pathogens(Bacillus sp.,Xanthomonas phaseoli and Erwinia chrysanthemi)followed by methanol and acetone extracts and streptomycin was used as a control antibiotic.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-s) ◽  
pp. 135-139
Author(s):  
Nouioua Wafa ◽  
Gaamoune Sofiane

Plants have always been used by humans to relieve and cure many diseases unfortunately the majority of them still unknown. The aims of this study were to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of tannin crude extract of Helianthemum helianthemoïdes (Desf.) Grosser. The antioxidant activity was performed by DPPH radical scavenging method and the reducing power essay; however, the anti-inflammatory activity was tested with the Human Red Blood Cell (HRBC) membrane stabilization method. The obtained results indicated high antioxidant potential and a perfect anti-inflammatory agent. Keywords: Helianthemum helianthemoïdes;  DPPH; reducing power; HRBC


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Covenant Ogbonna ◽  
Erkay Özgör

Abstract Plants are known to possess enormous profound benefits, which if well incorporated in daily living have the potential to influence our health in ways unexpected. Significant progress has been made concerning the anti-oxidative and anti-cancerous effect of bioactive components in food products, worthy of note in the curcuminoids derived from turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizomes. Therefore, to this end, this research aims to describe succinctly the phytocomponents, antioxidant activity and anti-microbial activity of turmeric methanol extract. The zones of inhibition were measured after plating on a Mueller Hinton agar plate and compared to the standards penicillin G and chloramphenicol. Chloramphenicol used as a positive control was found to be most effective on Staphylococcus aureus while Curcuma longa methanol extract and penicillin G were found to have the same microbial inhibition due to the negative control. Compared to the IC50 values of Ascorbic acid which was 5 mg/ ml, Curcuma longa methanol extract had a lower IC50 value is 3.2 mg/ml which according to previous literature is a good one given that lower IC50 values indicate great antioxidant activity. It was gathered by the observation that the qualitative extraction of Curcuma longa using methanol shows the presence of varying chemical components such as AR-tumerone, arachinsaeure, alpha-tumerone amongst others. Research data suggest that ar-turmerone has the potential to promote the positive and negative proliferation of tumor cell lines. As a result, Curcuma longa has high potential to be developed into an antibiotic against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other clinically important bacterial strains in future.


2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Pradip Doley ◽  
Naorem Manglembi Devi ◽  
Ch. B. Singh ◽  
A. V. Singh

The total phenolics content, total flavonoids content, antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity of methanol extract and its derived fractions from Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (Roxb.) Gaud. were evaluated. The plant material was initially extracted with methanol. The fractionation was carried out using liquid-liquid extraction with hexane, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, and water. The Folin-Ciocalteu assay was used to quantify total phenolics content, Aluminum Chloride assay to quantify total flavonoids content, DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazine) and reducing power assay are to determine antioxidant activity. The ethyl acetate fraction was observed to contain high phenolic content (201.37 mg/g) followed by n-butanol fraction (197.76 mg/g), methanol extract (136.93mg), water fraction (55.05mg/g) and hexane fraction (36.94mg/g) respectively. The flavonoids content ranges from 109.48 mg/g to 8.63 mg/g dry extract. The highest antioxidant activity was found in n-butanol fraction (EC50 =14.69 µg/mL in DPPH and 162.65 µg/mL in reducing power). The antimicrobial activity of the samples was evaluated based on inhibition zone using agar-well diffusion assay and minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) values. Hexane fraction had no antimicrobial effect against test microorganisms. The zone of inhibitions ranged from 11 mm to 6 mm. The n-butanol fraction possessed the highest antimicrobial activity against E. coli among the four fractions with MIC value of 0.781mg/mL. In addition rutin, gallic acid, quercetin and kaempferol were quantified by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. In ethyl acetate and n-butanol fraction, observed large amount rutin (77.53 ± 7.57 mg/g; 77.45 ± 1.71 mg/g) and gallic acid (61.01 ± 2.34 mg/g; 22.75 ± 1.54 mg/g) as compared to the quercetin and kaempferol.Doley et al., International Current Pharmaceutical Journal, May 2016, 5(6): 49-54


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhim Bahadur Chaudhari ◽  
Alka Bali ◽  
Ajitesh Balaini

Background: NSAIDs are the most widely prescribed medications worldwide for their anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic effects However, their chronic use can lead to several adverse drug events including GI toxicity. The selective COX-2 inhibitors developed as gastro-sparing NSAIDs also suffer from serious adverse effects which limit their efficacy. Objective: Local generation of reactive oxygen species is implicated in NSAID-mediated gastric ulceration and their combination with H2 antagonists like famotidine reduces the risk of ulcers. The objective of this work was to design and synthesize novel methanesulphonamido isoxazole derivatives by hybridizing the structural features of NSAIDs with those of antiulcer drugs (ranitidine, famotidine, etc.) to utilize a dual combination of anti-inflammatory activity and reducing (antioxidant) potential. Method: The designing process utilized three dimensional similarity studies and utilized an isoxazole core having a potential for anti-inflammatory as well as radical scavenging antioxidant activity. The compounds were assayed for their antiinflammatory activity in established in vivo models. The in vitro antioxidant activity was assessed in potassium ferricyanide reducing power (PFRAP) assay employing ascorbic acid as the standard drug. Results: Compounds (5, 6, 9 and 10) showed anti-inflammatory activity comparable to the standard drugs and were also found to be non-ulcerogenic at the test doses. Compounds 6-10 exhibited good antioxidant effect in the concentration range of 1.0-50.0 µmol/ml. The test compounds were also found to comply with the Lipinski rule suggesting good oral absorption. Conclusion: A new series of isoxazole based compounds is being reported with good anti-inflammatory activity coupled with antioxidant potential as gastro-sparing anti-inflammatory agents.


Author(s):  
Vinodhini Velu ◽  
Swagata Banerjee ◽  
Vidya Rajendran ◽  
Gaurav Gupta ◽  
Dinesh Kumar Chellappan ◽  
...  

Aims: The present investigation was aimed at exploring the phytoconstituents using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy and to evaluate antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of the leaf extracts. Materials and Methods: The extracts were obtained sequentially with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and water using soxhlet apparatus. The anti-inflammatory property of the identified compounds using GC- MS spectroscopy was evaluated in silico. The antioxidant activity was performed by DPPH and H2O2 method whereas anti-inflammatory study was carried out by HRBC membrane stabilization method. Terpenoids were found to be major constituents in petroleum ether extract while, phenols and flavonoids were predominantly found in ethyl acetate extract. Results and Discussion: The GC-MS analysis of the extract revealed six major molecules including Squalene, 19β, 28- epoxyleanan-3-ol and 2-tu-Butyl-5-chloromethyl-3-methyl-4-oxoimidazolidine-1-carboxylic acid. The ethyl acetate extract showed a significant antioxidant activity (P<0.01) in both DPPH method (70.87 %) and H2O2 method (73.58%) at 200 µg mL-1 . Increased membrane stabilization of petroleum ether extract was observed in the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity study. A strong relationship between the terpenoid content and anti-inflammatory activity was obtained from the correlation (0.971) and docking study. Conclusion: These results justify T. involucrata to be a rich source of terpenoids with potent antiinflammatory property.


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