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Title: | Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Pollen Extracts from Micromeria fruticosa, Achillea fragrantissima, and Phoenix dactylifera |
Authors: | Sadeq, Omar $AAUP$Palestinian Mechchate, Hamza $Other$Other Es-safi, Imane $Other$Other Bouhrim, Mohamed $Other$Other Jawhari, Fatima zahra$Other$Other Ouassou, Hayat $Other$Other Kharchoufa, Loubna $Other$Other N. AlZain, Mashail$Other$Other M. Alzamel, Nurah$Other$Other Al kamaly, Omkulthom Mohamed $Other$Other Bouyahya, Abdelhakim$Other$Other Benoutman, Amina $Other$Other Imtara, Hamada$AAUP$Palestinian |
Keywords: | pollen pollen extraction Phoenix dactylifera Achillea fragrantissima Micromeria fruticosa antibacterial antioxidant |
Issue Date: | 1-Apr-2021 |
Publisher: | Plants |
Abstract: | Pollen is a male flower gametophyte located in the anthers of stamens in angiosperms and a considerable source of compounds with health protective potential. In the present work, phytochemical screening was carried out as well as analysis of the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of pollen extracts from Micromeria fruticosa, Achillea fragrantissima, and Phoenix dactylifera growing wild in Palestine. Phytochemical screening examined the total flavonol, flavone and phenolic content. The DPPH (1,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrylhydrazyl) and FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power) methods were used to assess antioxidant propriety, and disc diffusion, minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentration tests were used to test the pollen extract’s antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical isolates. The highest level of total phenolic was found in the extract of Micromeria fruticosa (56.78 ± 0.49 mg GAE (Gallic Acid Equivalent)/g). The flavone and flavonol content of samples ranged from 2.48 ± 0.05 to 8.03 ± 0.01 mg QE (Quercetin Equivalent)/g. Micromeria fruticosa pollen with IC50 values of 0.047 and 0.039 mg/mL in the DPPH and FRAP assays, respectively, showed the greatest radical scavenging action. In addition, this pollen showed a mild antibacterial action against the microorganisms studied, with MICs varying from 0.625 to 10 mg/mL and inhibition diameters ranging from 13.66 ± 1.5 to 16.33 ± 1.5 mm. |
URI: | http://repository.aaup.edu/jspui/handle/123456789/1431 |
ISSN: | 22237747 |
Appears in Collections: | Faculty & Staff Scientific Research publications |
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