Potential substitution of the root with the leaf in the use of Moringa oleifera for antimicrobial, antidiabetic and antioxidant properties
| Autor: | Thulani Tshabalala, Bhekumthetho Ncube, H.A. Abdelgadir, Ashwell R. Ndhlala, J. Van Staden |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Antioxidant Traditional medicine biology Chemistry medicine.medical_treatment Plant Science medicine.disease_cause Antimicrobial biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Corpus albicans 0104 chemical sciences Moringa 010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry Phytochemical Staphylococcus aureus medicine Antibacterial activity Candida albicans 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | South African Journal of Botany. 129:106-112 |
| ISSN: | 0254-6299 |
| Popis: | A study was conducted to assess variation in antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic and phytochemical properties between the leaves, and the main and lateral roots of Moringa (Moringa oleifera). Standard antioxidant models including the DPPH scavenging, ferric reducing power (FRAP) as well as α-glucosidase inhibitory activity were used to evaluate and compare their bioactivity. Antimicrobial efficacy was also tested against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus; Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) strains and the yeast-like fungus Candida albicans using the microdilution method. Acetone extracts of all plant parts exhibited good antibacterial activity (MIC 1 mg/mL). However, all the plant part extracts exhibited low activity against C. albicans (MIC values |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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