Scanning electron microscopic investigation on Chicory tribe (Compositae) botanical sources and their antimicrobial potential.

Autor: AlNadhari S; Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Al-Qahtani WH; Department of Food Sciences & Nutrition, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Bughio FA; Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan., Memon RA; Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan., Kamran MA; College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China., Toker ÖS; Food Engineering Department, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Faculty, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey., Dodona E; Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Agronomy Sciences, Agriculture University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania., Biturku J; Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Agronomy Sciences, Agriculture University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania., Maho A; Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, 'Fan S.Noli' University Korçë, Korçë, Albania., Jaradat N; Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine., Zengin G; Department of Biology, University of Selcuk, Konya, Turkey., Mammadova AO; Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan., Azad AK; Faculty of Pharmacy, University College of MAIWP International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Güvensen A; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Turkey., Abdel KN; University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Microscopy research and technique [Microsc Res Tech] 2024 Sep; Vol. 87 (9), pp. 2204-2211. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 09.
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24581
Abstrakt: This study discusses the micro-level structural details of Cichorieae pollen sources elucidated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and explains their symmetry and morphometry. The in-depth knowledge from the electron ultrastructure of Asteraceae pollen has provided insights into enhanced pollen morphology, and the antimicrobial significance of species under study presents novel avenues for their natural defense mechanisms in the development of antimicrobial agents. In this research, both quantitative and qualitative features of pollen were examined. The pollen grains are prolate-spheroidal and oblate-spheroidal in shape, characterized by a maximum polar diameter of 55.6-61.0 μm and a maximum equatorial distance of 68.3-74.4 μm. SEM reveals various configurations such as echinate perforate-tectate, psilate, and echino-lophate perforate. The Cichorieae species have significant antimicrobial efficacy and are promising sources for the development of novel antimicrobial drugs with potential implications in pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. SEM analysis of Cichorieae pollens has provided remarkable insights into their unique structures, revealing diverse shapes and surface ornamentations, which can be used for accurate Asteraceae species identification. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: SEM provides unique pollen surface structures and patterns of Chicory pollen grains. Chemical composition of Chicory botanical sources provides valuable information on their potential as antimicrobial agents. SEM imaging reveals specialized fenestrate grain structures of taxonomic importance.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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