Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity of Leaves of Syzygium benthamianum (Wight ex Duthie) Gamble
Title | Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity of Leaves of Syzygium benthamianum (Wight ex Duthie) Gamble |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Karunamoorthy K, Jothiramshekar S, Palanisami E, Puthiyapurayil S, Parida A |
Journal | Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature |
Volume | 1 |
Start Page | 273 |
Issue | 4 |
End page | 278 |
Date Published | 06/2011 |
Type of Article | Journal |
Keywords | Anticancer activity, antimicrobial, antioxidant, ethyl acetate extract, Syzygium benthamianum |
Abstract | The study was carried out on antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer activity of Syzygium benthamianum leaf extract. Chemical compositions of the leaf were analysed using GC/MS technique. A total of 24 compounds were identified among which 4-(4-ethylcyclohexyl)-1-pentyl-Cyclohexene (24.07 %) and Linoleic acid (15.16 %) are the major constituents. Antimicrobial activity of the leaf was observed on six bacterial and three fungal species, whose MIC values ranged from 100 to 500 μg/ml. At higher concentration, the extract exhibits higher scavenging activity (94.7 %) that was comparable with standard BHT. It was also observed that the leaf sample were able to effectively inhibit the growth of Hep 2 cells. |
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