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Acta Botanica Gallica
Botany Letters
Volume 155, 2008 - Issue 3
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Senecio species growing in the Black Sea region, Turkey

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Pages 447-456 | Received 10 Nov 2007, Accepted 07 Jan 2008, Published online: 26 Apr 2013
 

Abstract

Total phenolic contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of methanol extracts of six Senecio species growing in the Black Sea region of Turkey (S. pandurifolius, S. trapezuntinus, S. integrifolius subsp. aucheri, S. hypochionaeus var. argaeus, S. hypochionaeus var. ilkasiensis and S. orentii) are investigated. The total phenolic content is analysed using Folin- Ciocalteu's reagent of the methanol extracts and varies from 19.54 to 81.78 mg GAE/g dry extract. The methanol extracts of the studied species possess antioxidant properties in the range of 70.07–165.21 mg AAE/g dry extract in phosphomolybde- num assay. S. hypochionaeus var. ilkasiensis extract shows maximum activity with an IC50 of 15.94 μg/ml in DPPH free radical scavenging assay. All of the Senecio methanol extracts show similar antimicrobial activities against microorganisms tested by agar diffusion methods. Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most sensitive microorganism to the all extracts examined while Escherichia coli and Candida albicans are the most resistant one.

Résumé

Le contenu phénolique total et les activités antioxydantes et antimicrobiennes des extraits de six Senecio provenant des environs de la mer Noire en Turquie (S. pandurifolius, S. trapezuntinus, S. integrifolius subsp. aucheri, S. hypochionaeus var. argaeus, S. hypochionaeus var. ilkasiensis and S. lorentii) ont été étudiés. Le contenu phénolique, analysé par le réactif de Folin-Ciocalteu, varie de 19.54 à 81.78 mg GAE/g MS. Ces extraits possèdent des propriétés antioxydantes aux taux de 70.07–165.21 mg AAE/g MS dans les essais au phosphomolybdène. L'extrait de S. hypochionaeus var. ilkasiensis montre une activité maximale avec un IC50 de 15.94 μg/ml dans un essai. Tous les extraits méthanoliques des Senecio montrent des activités semblables contre les microorganismes testés par des méthodes de diffusion sur agar. Klebsiella pneumoniae est le plus sensible pour tous les extraits, tandis que Escherichia coli et Candida albicans sont les plus résistants.

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