Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Pterospartum tridentatum and Mentha pulegium against Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
Joint Authors
Aires, Alfredo
Marrinhas, Eduardo
Carvalho, Rosa
Dias, Carla
Saavedra, Maria José
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-04-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pterospartum tridentatum and Mentha pulegium are largely used in Portuguese folk medicine to treat several human disorders and inflammatory processes but without any consistent evidence for those beneficial pointed properties.
Thus, the aim of the current work is to evaluate its benefits and phytochemicals related to those beneficial properties.
A distinct polyphenol profile between P.
tridentatum and M.
pulegium was found.
Taxifolin, myricetin, ginestin, ginestein, and ginestein derivatives, biochanin A-glucoside, and biochanin A were identified in P.
tridentatum, whilst in M.
pulegium the luteolin-7-rutinoside, diosmin, and apigenin and respective derivatives were most representative polyphenols.
These variations had implications in the antiradical and antibacterial activity and the P.
tridentatum exhibited the highest antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus MSSA, which was mainly dose-dependent.
This antibacterial activity seems to be related to high content of flavonols, flavones, and isoflavones, which can act synergistically with each other against this type of bacteria.
Our results showed consistent evidence that Pterospartum tridentatum and Mentha pulegium are an important reservoir of phytochemicals with antiradical activity and antibacterial capacity and thus they might be used in a preventive way or in a combined pharmaceutical and antibiotic therapy against pathogenic bacteria.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aires, Alfredo& Marrinhas, Eduardo& Carvalho, Rosa& Dias, Carla& Saavedra, Maria José. 2016. Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Pterospartum tridentatum and Mentha pulegium against Staphylococcus aureus Isolates. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098034
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aires, Alfredo…[et al.]. Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Pterospartum tridentatum and Mentha pulegium against Staphylococcus aureus Isolates. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098034
American Medical Association (AMA)
Aires, Alfredo& Marrinhas, Eduardo& Carvalho, Rosa& Dias, Carla& Saavedra, Maria José. Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Pterospartum tridentatum and Mentha pulegium against Staphylococcus aureus Isolates. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098034
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1098034