Habitat, Phytochemical Profile and Biological Activity of Datura innoxia Mill. from Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

2 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University

10.21608/mjb.2023.449542

Abstract

Wild medicinal plants have sparked interest due to their active metabolites with distinct therapeutic and pharmacological properties. Therefore, it is critical to highlight habitat conditions and quantify active phyocompounds to optimize their phytochmical constituents. Datura innoxia is an annual wild medicinal plant. This study addressed the physico-chemical features of soil where Datura innoxia is growing were addressed. In addition, secondary phytocompounds, antioxidant activity and antibacterial potential of methanol extract for aerial parts of D. innoxia were assessed. D. innoxia favored sandy soil with low salinity. In methanol extract of D. innoxia, phenols exhibited the highest level (652.1 mg gallic acid g-1 dry extract) followed by flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids and finally saponins (3.5 mg g-1 dry extract). D. innoxia showed a high antioxidant activity with IC50 value of 0.012 mg ml-1. The extract exhibited better inhibition against gram +ve bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) with inhibition zone of 19.45 mm than those of gram -ve isolates (Escherchia coli and Salmonella typhi). Our findings recommend that D. innoxia could provide a good source of antioxidant and antibacterial activities.

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Mansoura Journal of Biology
Volume 64, Issue 3
September 2023
Pages 49-52

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