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Article

Molecular and Bioactive Profiling of Selected Eugenia Species from Mauritius Island

by
R. V. Brunchault
1,
Joyce Govinden Soulange
1,*,
Vijayanti Mala Ranghoo Sanmukhiya
1 and
Jean Claude Sevathian
2
1
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, Reduit 80837, Mauritius
2
Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, Vacoas 73418, Mauritius
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Plant Biol. 2014, 5(1), 4728; https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2014.4728
Submission received: 14 February 2013 / Revised: 17 September 2013 / Accepted: 17 September 2013 / Published: 28 February 2014

Abstract

The Eugenia genus is comprised of about 1011 species which share similar features resulting in the complexity of its taxonomy and nomenclature. E. crassipetala, E. kanakana, E. tinifolia and two undescribed Eugenia species all medicinal and endemic to Mauritius Islands were characterized using their phytochemical, bioactive and molecular profile. Biological activity was assessed using the broth microdilution assay and the DPPH assay. Significant minimal inhibitory concentration values of E. crassipetala against E. coli (1.56 mg/mL), E. kanakana against P. mirabilis (0.55 mg/mL) and E. spp. (small) against S. aureus (0.43 mg/mL) validates the antibacterial ability of these plant extracts and could be attributed to their high content of antioxidants (flavonoids and phenols). Genetic diversity among these five species was assessed by amplification of genomic DNA using 60 RAPD and 25 ISSR markers. Hierarchical cluster analysis validates the uniqueness of each Eugenia species with E. crassipetala and E. tinifolia forming a separate cluster. Comparative analysis of phytochemical composition and bioactivity correlate with the branching pattern of the species in the dendogram.
Keywords: Eugenia; antibacterial activity; DPPH; phenolics; RAPD; ISSR Eugenia; antibacterial activity; DPPH; phenolics; RAPD; ISSR

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Brunchault, R.V.; Soulange, J.G.; Sanmukhiya, V.M.R.; Sevathian, J.C. Molecular and Bioactive Profiling of Selected Eugenia Species from Mauritius Island. Int. J. Plant Biol. 2014, 5, 4728. https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2014.4728

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Brunchault RV, Soulange JG, Sanmukhiya VMR, Sevathian JC. Molecular and Bioactive Profiling of Selected Eugenia Species from Mauritius Island. International Journal of Plant Biology. 2014; 5(1):4728. https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2014.4728

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Brunchault, R. V., Joyce Govinden Soulange, Vijayanti Mala Ranghoo Sanmukhiya, and Jean Claude Sevathian. 2014. "Molecular and Bioactive Profiling of Selected Eugenia Species from Mauritius Island" International Journal of Plant Biology 5, no. 1: 4728. https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2014.4728

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Brunchault, R. V., Soulange, J. G., Sanmukhiya, V. M. R., & Sevathian, J. C. (2014). Molecular and Bioactive Profiling of Selected Eugenia Species from Mauritius Island. International Journal of Plant Biology, 5(1), 4728. https://doi.org/10.4081/pb.2014.4728

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