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Article

Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Various Extracts of Aerial Parts of Rhanterium epapposum

by
Saravanan Rajendrasozhan
1,*,
Hani El Moll
1,*,
Mejdi Snoussi
2,
Ramy M. Romeilah
1,3,
Emad A. Shalaby
3,
Kareem M. Younes
4,5 and
Hossam S. El-Beltagi
3,6
1
Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, University of Ha′il, Ha′il 55476, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Ha′il, Ha′il 55476, Saudi Arabia
3
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
4
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Ha′il, Ha′il 55476, Saudi Arabia
5
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
6
Agricultural Biotechnology Department, College of Agriculture and Food Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Processes 2021, 9(8), 1351; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9081351
Submission received: 14 July 2021 / Revised: 24 July 2021 / Accepted: 28 July 2021 / Published: 31 July 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antioxidant and Medicinal Properties of Natural Products)
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Abstract

Rhanterium epapposum, native to the Arabian Peninsula, is traditionally used to cure skin infections. The objective is to screen the phytochemical content and antimicrobial activity of aqueous, methanol and 80% methanol extracts of aerial parts of R. epapposum. The phytochemical screening of aqueous, methanolic, and 80% methanol extracts of R. epapposum was conducted using gas chromatographymass spectrometry. The antimicrobial activities of the extracts were assessed by well diffusion and microdilution methods. Qualitative phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol in all three extracts, whereas ethanol, 2-methoxy-, acetate; n-hexadecanoic acid; and 2,3-butanediol are present in higher amount exclusively in the methanol, 80% methanol and aqueous extracts of the aerial parts of R. epapposum, respectively. The highest antibacterial activity was shown by the aqueous extract S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, E. cloacae, and K. pneumoniae, methanolic extract against S. aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and E. coli, and 80% methanol extract against S. epidermidis, and S. paucimobilis. Interestingly, 80% methanol extracts showed the highest antifungal activity against C. albicans, C. guillermondii, C. vaginalis, C. utilis, and C. tropicalis. The aerial parts of R. epapposum showed broad-spread antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi. Especially, the 80% methanol extract showed potent antifungal activity against all the tested fungal strains.
Keywords: Arfaj; plant extract; chemical content; antibacterial; antifungal Arfaj; plant extract; chemical content; antibacterial; antifungal
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Rajendrasozhan, S.; Moll, H.E.; Snoussi, M.; Romeilah, R.M.; Shalaby, E.A.; Younes, K.M.; El-Beltagi, H.S. Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Various Extracts of Aerial Parts of Rhanterium epapposum. Processes 2021, 9, 1351. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9081351

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Rajendrasozhan S, Moll HE, Snoussi M, Romeilah RM, Shalaby EA, Younes KM, El-Beltagi HS. Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Various Extracts of Aerial Parts of Rhanterium epapposum. Processes. 2021; 9(8):1351. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9081351

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Rajendrasozhan, Saravanan, Hani El Moll, Mejdi Snoussi, Ramy M. Romeilah, Emad A. Shalaby, Kareem M. Younes, and Hossam S. El-Beltagi. 2021. "Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Various Extracts of Aerial Parts of Rhanterium epapposum" Processes 9, no. 8: 1351. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9081351

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Rajendrasozhan, S., Moll, H. E., Snoussi, M., Romeilah, R. M., Shalaby, E. A., Younes, K. M., & El-Beltagi, H. S. (2021). Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Various Extracts of Aerial Parts of Rhanterium epapposum. Processes, 9(8), 1351. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9081351

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