In vitro biochemical assessments of methanol stem bark extracts of ficus sycomorus plant
Joint Authors
Source
Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 9, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2016), pp.63-68, 6 p.
Publisher
The Hashemite University Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate
Publication Date
2016-03-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Natural antioxidants are important in disease prevention and promotion of health.
We determined antioxidants' activity using DPPH radical scavenging activity, Hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging activity and Ferric reducing antioxidants power.
The extracts significantly (p< 0.05) exhibited strong antioxidants activities at concentrations (20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mg/ml) compared to L-Ascorbic.
Preliminary phytochemical screening showed the presence of tannins, saponnins, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenols and steroids while glycoside and proteins were absent.
The extracts significantly (p< 0.05) exhibited a receptor binding affinity when estimated using hemolytic inhibition assay and hemagglutination inhibition assay at 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mg/ml on human erythrocytes.
Antibacterial activity (% Inhibition) was tested against five pathogenic organisms (E.
coli, S.
aureus, S.
typhi, B.
cereus and P.
aeruginosa).
The extracts significantly (p< 0.05) inhibited E.
coli (30.82 ± 8.73) at 2 mg/ml, S.
aureus (30.23 ± 6.56, 40.31 ± 2.88 and 43.38 ± 0.94) and S.
typhi (30.49 ± 0.81, 36.99 ± 0.50 and 47.69 ± 1.02) at 2 mg/ml, 4 mg/ml and 6 mg/ml, respectively, and P.
aeruginosa (41.82 ± 1.12, 49.02 ± 0.34, 56.03 ± 0.50, 69.90 ± 0.27 and 73.26 ± 0.43) at 2 mg/ml, 4 mg/ml, 6 mg/ml, 8 mg/ml and 10 mg/ml compared to standard drug.
The standard drug significantly (p< 0.05) inhibited B.
cereus (28.82 ± 0.80, 40.40 ± 0.40, 44.92 ± 1.20, 56.20 ± 2.52 and 62.72 ± 0.79) at 2 mg/ml, 4 mg/ml, 6 mg/ml, 8 mg/ml and 10 mg/ml compared to the stem bark extracts.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Daniel, Dahiru& Dluya, Thagriki. 2016. In vitro biochemical assessments of methanol stem bark extracts of ficus sycomorus plant. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 9, no. 1, pp.63-68.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Daniel, Dahiru& Dluya, Thagriki. In vitro biochemical assessments of methanol stem bark extracts of ficus sycomorus plant. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 9, no. 1 (Mar. 2016), pp.63-68.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-669193
American Medical Association (AMA)
Daniel, Dahiru& Dluya, Thagriki. In vitro biochemical assessments of methanol stem bark extracts of ficus sycomorus plant. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences. 2016. Vol. 9, no. 1, pp.63-68.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-669193
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 68
Record ID
BIM-669193