Phytochemical profile, antioxidant and antimicrobial assessments of Cupressus semervirens L. extracts

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, ET-35516, Mansoura, Egypt.

2 Biology Department, Faculty of Science, New Mansoura University, New Mansoura City, Egypt.

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Cupressus sempervirens has a prominent role in the medicinal and pharmaceutical fields owing to the utility of this plant for the cure of many diseases in traditional medicine, as well as it comprises active chemical components. Accordingly, this study intended to inspect the chemical profile, antioxidant, and antimicrobial features of C. sempervirens (L.) extracts. Water and ethanol extracts of the dried aerial parts of C. sempervirens were prepared. The active secondary ingredients (phenolic, flavonoid, and tannin contents) were quantitatively estimated during four seasons. The active components in the ethanol extract were found to be higher than those of the water extract. The extracts acquired from plants gathered thru summer in July conveyed higher content of secondary metabolites followed by spring while the lowest content was in winter. The water extract exhibited more potent antioxidant activity in terms of DPPH radical scavenging assay comparative to the result of ascorbic acid. The antimicrobial activity revealed a broad antimicrobial spectrum for ethanol extract against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterobacter cloacae, Salmonella typhi, Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and E. coli although the extract prepared from water shown no activity against any of the tested species. The anti-oxidant and anti-microbial activities of the scrutinized extracts of C. sempervirens are ascribed to their amplitude with the therapeutically active metabolites.

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Mansoura Journal of Biology
Volume 62, Issue 1
March 2023
Pages 1-6

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