scholarly journals Anti-oxidative and antimicrobial activities of Hieracium pilosella L. extracts

2008 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 531-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Stanojevic ◽  
Mihajlo Stankovic ◽  
Vesna Nikolic ◽  
Ljubisa Nikolic

The anti-oxidative and antimicrobial activities of different extracts from Hieracium pilosella L. (Asteraceae) whole plant were investigated. The total dry extracts were determined for all the investigated solvents: methanol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and dichloromethane: methanol (9:1). It was found that the highest yield was obtained by extraction with methanol (12.9 g/100 g of dry plant material). Qualitative and quantitative analysis were performed by the HPLC method, using external standards. Chlorogenic acid, apigenin-7-O-glucoside and umbelliferone were detected in the highest quantity in the extracts. The qualitative and quantitative composition of the extracts depends on the solvent used. The 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging effect of the extracts was determined spectrophotometrically. The highest radical scavenging effect was observed in the methanolic extract, both with and without incubation, EC50 = 0.012 and EC50 = 0.015 mg ml-1, respectively. The antimicrobial activities of the extracts towards the bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella enteritidis and Klebsiella pneumoniae) and the fungi (Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans) were determined by the disc diffusion method. The minimal inhibitory concentrations were determined for all the investigated extracts against all the mentioned microorganisms.

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Atiar Rahman ◽  
Rumana Sharmin ◽  
Md Nazim Uddin ◽  
Md Sohel Rana ◽  
Nazim Uddin Ahmed

Antibacterial effect of Crinum asiaticum bulb extract (1mg/disc) was tested on four Gram- positive and six Gram-negative bacteria by disc diffusion method using kanamycin (30 ìg/disc) as standard antibiotic disc. The bulb extract (250-1000mg/disc) showed significant zone of inhibition against all Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria ranging from 12-14 mm in diameter. Antioxidant potential of the same extract was evaluated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging method. The extract showed remarkable free radical scavenging effect (95.96%) providing the IC50 value of 5.62 for the bulb extract and 5.46 for ascorbic acid (standard antioxidant) at the concentration of 1000 ìg/ml. The bulb extract was found to be (LC50 value 94.06 ?g/ml) in Brine-Shrimp lethality test. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v28i1.11801 Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 28, Number 1, June 2011, pp 1-5


2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Rahman ◽  
MA Rahman ◽  
NU Ahmed

This study investigated the phytochemical and biological activities like antioxidant, antibacterial and cytotoxitc effects of C. hirsuta (Synonym- Senna hirsuta) leaf extracted with exhanol. Qualitative phytochemical analyses were accomplished by established methods. Antioxidant, antibacterial and cytotoxic effects were, respectively, measured by DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) free radical scavenging method, disc diffusion method and brine shrimp lethality bioassay. The presence of alkaloids, glycosides, anthraquinone glycosides and flavonoids were detected in the leaf extract. The extract showed significant (p < 0.01) radical scavenging effect (IC50, 200.96 ± 0.85 ?g/ml) in comparison to ascorbic acid (IC50, 1.24 ± 0.08 ?g/ml). The extract also showed significant (p < 0.05) zone of inhibitions against Gram-positive Bacillus cereus (13 ± 1.05 mm) and Bacillus megaterium (9 ± 0.85 mm), and Gram-negative Vibrio cholera (20 ± 0.68 mm), Escherichia coli (8 ± 0.92 mm), Pseudomonas aeroginosa (15 ± 1.03 mm), Salmonella paratyphi (9 ± 0.79 mm) and Shigella dysenteriae (8 ± 0.88 mm). In cytotoxic assay, the extract showed the LC50 value 315.5 ?g/ml which was statistically significant (p < 0.01) compared to reference cytotoxic agent vincristine sulfate (LC50, 38.99 ?g/ml). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v48i1.15413 Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 48(1), 43-50, 2013


2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1000500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Graça Miguel ◽  
Cláudia Cruz ◽  
Leonor Faleiro ◽  
Mariana T. F. Simões ◽  
Ana Cristina Figueiredo ◽  
...  

The essential oils from Foeniculum vulgare commercial aerial parts and fruits were isolated by hydrodistillation, with different distillation times (30 min, 1 h, 2 h and 3 h), and analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The antioxidant ability was estimated using four distinct methods. Antibacterial activity was determined by the agar diffusion method. Remarkable differences, and worrying from the quality and safety point of view, were detected in the essential oils. trans-Anethole (31-36%), α-pinene (14-20%) and limonene (11-13%) were the main components of the essentials oil isolated from F. vulgare dried aerial parts, whereas methyl chavicol (= estragole) (79-88%) was dominant in the fruit oils. With the DPPH method the plant oils showed better antioxidant activity than the fruits oils. With the TBARS method and at higher concentrations, fennel essential oils showed a pro-oxidant activity. None of the oils showed a hydroxyl radical scavenging capacity >50%, but they showed an ability to inhibit 5-lipoxygenase. The essential oils showed a very low antimicrobial activity. In general, the essential oils isolated during 2 h were as effective, from the biological activity point of view, as those isolated during 3 h.


2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 1347-1359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Lazarevic ◽  
Radosav Palic ◽  
Niko Radulovic ◽  
Novica Ristic ◽  
Gordana Stojanovic

GC and GC/MS analyses of the diethyl ether and ethyl acetate extracts obtained from the aerial parts of Stachys germanica subsp. heldreichii (Boiss) Hayek, Stachys iva Griseb., Stachys plumosa Griseb. and Stachys scardica Griseb., Balkan peninsula endemics, were performed. One hundred and seventy-nine constituents, accounting for 88.8-98.1% of the total composition of the extracts, were identified. The common feature of the diethyl ether extracts was the high content of terpenoids and fatty acidderived compounds, while the common feature of the ethyl acetate extracts was the prevalence of fatty acid-derived compounds. A disk diffusion method was used for the evaluation of the antimicrobial activities of the extracts against a panel of microorganisms (bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella enteritidis; fungi: Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans). The total antioxidant capacity of the extracts was evaluated by the phosphomolybdenum method. The preliminary bioassay results indicated that the diethyl ether extract of S. plumosa could be a possible source of antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds.


2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-161
Author(s):  
Farzana Nighat and Zahid Mushtaq Farzana Nighat and Zahid Mushtaq

Humans and plants are experiencing different kinds of diseases. Many of these diseases are mainly caused by microorganisms like fungi, bacteria and viruses that adversely affect their hosts. Bioactive compounds produced by bacteria can be used to treat the infections caused by these microorganisms. Free radicals that can cause serious damage to the cell can be repressed by antioxidants that are produced by bacteria as secondary compounds. The current case study was therefore planned to investigate the antimicrobial and antioxidant potentials of the organic and aqueous extracts of Bacillus clausii KP10 isolated recently by our group from hot springs of Tatta Pani, Poonch, Azad Kashmir. The antimicrobial activities were assessed using well diffusion method against two Gram positive bacteria; B. subtilis, and S. aureus, and two Gram negative bacteria; E. coli and P. multocida and three fungal strains; A. niger, A. parasiticus and A. ustus. Antioxidant activities of the extracts were done by DPPH free radical scavenging assay. In our experiments the maximum zones of inhibition were shown by ethanolic extract against P. multocida (21 mm), S. aureus (13 mm) and methanol soluble fraction showed zone of inhibition against A. ustus (21 mm) as compared to the standard ciprofloxacin for bacteria and as antifungal agents with terbinafine. In our studies n-hexane fraction of B. clausii KP10 showed maximum 88.67% antioxidant activity. Finally, results were analyzed statistically through analysis of variance (ANOVA). Hence it is proved that the bioactive fractions obtained from B. clausii KP10 are good source of antimicrobials and antioxidants and they can be used as medicines in future for the respective treatments.


INDIAN DRUGS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (06) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Priyambada Kshiroda Nandini Sarangi ◽  
Jyotirmaya Sahoo ◽  
Chita Ranjan Sahoo ◽  
Sudhir Kumar Paidesetty ◽  
Guru Prasad Mohanta

A series of eight quinoline-thiazole hybrid-bearing diazenylsulfonamides, 4a-4h, were synthesized and characterized by UV-Vis, FT/IR, 1H NMR and lC-MS. These compounds were formed when two prepared intermediate precursors of Schiff-base compounds, (E)-N-((2-chloroquinolin-3-yl)methylene)-4phenylthiazol-2-amine (3a) and (E)-N-((2-chloroquinolin-3-yl)methylene)-4-chlorophenylthiazol-2-amine (3b) were converted to the corresponding diazenyl compounds 4a-4h by treating and coupling with the individual diazonium salts of sulfa-drugs. The results of in vitro cytotoxic activity of the synthesized compounds in two cancer cell lines MCF 7 (human breast cancer cell line) and K562 (myelogenousleukemia cell line) have shown the IC50 values as given: 4b against MCF 7 19.52 and against K562 20.55µM; 4d against MCF 7 15.96 and against K562 13.05µM. Moreover, the compound 4-(((Z)-(2-chloroquinolin-3yl)(4-phenylthiazol-2-ylimino)methyl)diazenyl)benzenesulfonic acid (4d) induced maximum percentage of apoptosis. Furthermore, the in vitro antioxidant activity study revealed that among all the synthesized compounds, compound 4d has an excellent radical scavenging effect. Molecular docking was additionally performed to investigate the binding affinity of H-bonding interaction of synthesized compounds with a targeted enzyme and to compare it with the anticancer drugs, dasatinib, bosutinib and dacarbazine.


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