Antimicrobial activity of the extracts and physalin D fromPhysalis alkekengiand evaluation of antioxidant potential of physalin D
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- 28 December 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Pharmaceutical Biology
- Vol. 48 (2), 142-150
- https://doi.org/10.3109/13880200903062606
Abstract
Physalis alkekengi L. (Solanaceae) is a popular plant in traditional European and Chinese folk medicine, and it has been reported to have many ethnopharmacological properties including antifungal, anti-cough, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and febricide activities. Some active components from Physalis species have been investigated. However, no antimicrobial activity studies on extracts and physalins of P. alkekengi have been carried out. In this study, we attempted to identify the possible antimicrobial activities of the methanol extract from aerial parts of P. alkekengi and the dichloromethane extract from calyces of the plant. The extracts were tested against five Gram-positive and five Gram-negative bacteria and five Candida species by using disk diffusion and broth microdilution methods. The extracts were fractionated to isolate physalins using chromatographic techniques, and physalin D was isolated from the extracts. The structure of the compound was elucidated on the basis of 1H-NMR spectroscopic study, and confirmed by comparison with a reference sample and literature data. Results indicated that all the extracts and physalin D were characterized by antibacterial action, especially against Gram-positive bacteria, with MIC values between 32 and 128 μg/mL. The methanol extract had moderate activity against fungi at MICs ranging from 128 to 512 μg/mL, but the dichloromethane extract and physalin D had low activity against fungi at MICs ranging from 256 to 512 μg/mL. Additionally, the antioxidant activity of physalin D was evaluated by qualitative DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical and TBA (thiobarbituric acid) assays. Physalin D showed low antioxidant activity with an IC50 value of ≥ 10 ± 2.1.Keywords
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