Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anti-Swarming Properties of < em > Hibiscus sabdariffa < /em > L. Calyx Extracts: < em > In Vitro < /em > and < em > In Silico < /em > Modelling Approaches
We report the antimicrobial activities against a wide range of bacteria, yeast, and fungi. The antioxidant activities were tested using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl, and 2-2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging assays. We report also for the first time the effect of the swarming motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Our results showed that the tested two extracts were a rich source of phenols, flavonoids, and tannins with different degrees. Additionally, eleven phytoconstituents were identified by LC/MS technique (Hibiscus acid: 3-caffeoylquinic acid, 5-caffeoylquinic acid, 5-feruloylquinic acid, cyanidin 3-o-glucoside, myricetin, quercetin 7-o-rutinoside, quercetin 3-o-glucoside, delphinidin 3-o-sambubioside, and kaempferol 3-o-p-coumaroyl-glucoside). Also, it was shown that the calyx extract can scavenge 86% of the DPPH radical, while the rate of 53% and 23% of inhibition of the DPPH was obtained only at the concentration of 125 and 50 µg/mL, and a small inhibition was made at a concentration of 5 μg/mL. Roselle extracts inhibited the growth of the selected microorganisms at low concentrations, while higher concentrations are needed to completely kill them. However, no activity against CVB-3 was recorded for both extracts. In addition, the obtained extracts reduced the swarming motility of P. aeruginosa at 2.5 mg/ml. The docking simulation showed acceptable binding affinities (up to -9.6 kcal/mol) and interaction with k...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Bechr Hamrita Noumi Emira Adele Papetti Riadh Badraoui Lamjed Bouslama Mohamed-Iheb Ben Tekfa Assia Hamdi Mitesh Patel Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali Mohd Adnan Syed Amir Ashraf Mejdi Snoussi Source Type: research
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