Objective: To examine the potential antimicrobial activity of Euphorbia paralias L. (Euphorbiaeae) leaves and stems extracts. Methods: The antimicrobial activity was tested against six microbial strains:Escherichia co...Objective: To examine the potential antimicrobial activity of Euphorbia paralias L. (Euphorbiaeae) leaves and stems extracts. Methods: The antimicrobial activity was tested against six microbial strains:Escherichia coli ATCC 8739, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Salmonella enterica CIP 8039, Staphy-lococcus aureus ATCC 6538, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 and Candida albicans ATCC 90028 by two different methods, the disk method and the dilution method. Results: Our results showed the important antimicrobial activity of the chloroform extract of the stems towards the majority of the strains by using both methods. Bacillus subtilis was the most sensitive strain (MIC=MBC=15μg/mL). Conclusion: Thus, some extracts of Euphorbia paralias can be used in the treatment of infectious diseases caused by microbes.展开更多
Objective:To examine the potential antioxidant and anti-α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of Tunisian Euphorbia paralias L.leaves and stems extracts and their composition of total polyphenol and flavonoids.Methods:...Objective:To examine the potential antioxidant and anti-α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of Tunisian Euphorbia paralias L.leaves and stems extracts and their composition of total polyphenol and flavonoids.Methods:The different samples were tested for their antiradical activities by using 2,2’-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)(ABTS)and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)assays.Inα-glucosidase activity,α-glucosidase(0.3 IU/mL)and substrate,2500μmol/L p-nitrophenylα-D-glucopyranoside were used;absorbance was registered at 405 nm.Results:The leaves acetonic extract exhibited the strongestα-glucosidase inhibition[IC_(50)=(0.0035±0.001)μg/mL],which was 20-fold more active than the standard product(acarbose)[IC_(50)=(0.07±0.01)μg/mL].Acetonic extract of the leaves exhibited the highest quantity of total phenolic[(95.54±0.04)μg gallic acid equivalent/mg]and flavonoid[(55.16±0.25)μg quercetin equivalent/mg].The obtained findings presented also that this extract was detected with best antioxidant capacity[IC_(50)=(0.015±0.01)μg/mL]against DPPH and a value of IC_(50)equal to(0.02±0.01)μg/mL against ABTS.Positive relationship between polyphenolic content of the tested Euphorbia paralias L.leaves and stems extracts and its antioxidant activity(DPPH and ABTS)was detected.Elevated positive linear correlation was got between ABTS and total phenolic(R^(2)=0.751).Conclusions:The findings clearly demonstrate that the use of a polar solvent enables extraction of significant quantities of phenol compounds and flavonoids.展开更多
基金Supported by the Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research,MHSSR of Tunisia(Grant No.11/TM06)
文摘Objective: To examine the potential antimicrobial activity of Euphorbia paralias L. (Euphorbiaeae) leaves and stems extracts. Methods: The antimicrobial activity was tested against six microbial strains:Escherichia coli ATCC 8739, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Salmonella enterica CIP 8039, Staphy-lococcus aureus ATCC 6538, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 and Candida albicans ATCC 90028 by two different methods, the disk method and the dilution method. Results: Our results showed the important antimicrobial activity of the chloroform extract of the stems towards the majority of the strains by using both methods. Bacillus subtilis was the most sensitive strain (MIC=MBC=15μg/mL). Conclusion: Thus, some extracts of Euphorbia paralias can be used in the treatment of infectious diseases caused by microbes.
基金Supported by the Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research,MHSSR of Tunisia(Grant No.11/TM06).
文摘Objective:To examine the potential antioxidant and anti-α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of Tunisian Euphorbia paralias L.leaves and stems extracts and their composition of total polyphenol and flavonoids.Methods:The different samples were tested for their antiradical activities by using 2,2’-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)(ABTS)and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)assays.Inα-glucosidase activity,α-glucosidase(0.3 IU/mL)and substrate,2500μmol/L p-nitrophenylα-D-glucopyranoside were used;absorbance was registered at 405 nm.Results:The leaves acetonic extract exhibited the strongestα-glucosidase inhibition[IC_(50)=(0.0035±0.001)μg/mL],which was 20-fold more active than the standard product(acarbose)[IC_(50)=(0.07±0.01)μg/mL].Acetonic extract of the leaves exhibited the highest quantity of total phenolic[(95.54±0.04)μg gallic acid equivalent/mg]and flavonoid[(55.16±0.25)μg quercetin equivalent/mg].The obtained findings presented also that this extract was detected with best antioxidant capacity[IC_(50)=(0.015±0.01)μg/mL]against DPPH and a value of IC_(50)equal to(0.02±0.01)μg/mL against ABTS.Positive relationship between polyphenolic content of the tested Euphorbia paralias L.leaves and stems extracts and its antioxidant activity(DPPH and ABTS)was detected.Elevated positive linear correlation was got between ABTS and total phenolic(R^(2)=0.751).Conclusions:The findings clearly demonstrate that the use of a polar solvent enables extraction of significant quantities of phenol compounds and flavonoids.
