Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Celosia argentea leaves

Authors

  • Genésio José da Silva Neto
  • Eronildo Joaquim de Santana
  • Amanda Reges de Sena
  • Bruno Anderson de Morais
  • Maria Isabela Ferreira de Araújo
  • Paula Perazzo de Souza Barbosa UFPB
  • Marcelo Rodrigues Figueira de Mello
  • Tonny Cley Campos Leite
  • Elizabeth Ferreira de Oliveira Borba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2021.094202

Keywords:

antimicrobial, antioxidant, bioactivity

Abstract

This study performed the phytochemical screening and bioactivity of Celosia argentea leaves. The phytochemical profile of hexane (Hex), ethyl acetate (AcOEt) and methanolic (MeOH) extracts of C. argentea leaves was observed by Thin Layer Chromatography and spectrophotometric analysis. In the susceptibility test, the disk-diffusion technique was performed. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) was assessed by microdilution. Minimum Microbic Concentration (MMC) was determined in the extracts which presented MIC. Antioxidant activities were measured using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picril-hidrazil (DPPH), determination of reducing power and total antioxidant capacity (TAC). The results showed a higher content of phenolic compounds (252.02 ± 0.02 mg GAE/g) in the extract AcOEt, and of tannins (103.72 ± 0.004 mg/EAT/g) in MeOH; this was effective against Micrococcus luteus (inhibition of 24.7 ± 0.6 mm). MIC and CMM of the AcOEt for M. luteus were 0.06 and 0.25 mg/mL, respectively. The MeOH extract eliminated 70.4 ± 0.03% of DPPH radical, whereas AcOEt had greater reducing power (289.23 ± 0.05 mg AA/g) and TAC at a concentration of 250 µg/mL (89.6%). This study revealed that C. argentea has phytochemicals with bactericidal and fungicidal potential, in addition to elevated antioxidant power.

Key words: antimicrobial, antioxidant, bioactivity.

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2021-10-18

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José da Silva Neto, G. ., Joaquim de Santana, E. ., Reges de Sena, A. ., Anderson de Morais, B. ., Ferreira de Araújo , M. I., Perazzo de Souza Barbosa, P., Rodrigues Figueira de Mello, M., Campos Leite, T. C. ., & Ferreira de Oliveira Borba, E. . (2021). Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Celosia argentea leaves. Scientia Plena, 17(9). https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2021.094202

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Vol. 17 No. 9 (2021): Setembro/September 2021

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