Antibacterial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry essential oil with identification of its chemical constituents

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Aromatic plants embrace volatile compounds with efficiency in treating different diseases. In Jordan, Syzygium aromaticum flower buds (clove) are extensively used as folk medicine without awareness of its bio-safe dosage. Herein, clove buds were hydrodistilled using the Clevenger apparatus, and the resulting essential oil (CEO) was analyzed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The antibacterial activity was evaluated against tested bacterial strains by agar diffusion test and micro-broth dilution assay. The antioxidant capacity was assessed using DPPH radical scavenging assay, while the cytotoxic potency was unraveled by determination of its anti-proliferative activity against MDA-MB-231 breast adenocarcinoma and normal Vero cell lines. CEO yield was 5.7 ± 1.3% (w/w); encompassed 24 volatile ingredients with eugenol as the principal compound (73.41%). The CEO inhibited the growth of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial test strains, causing the formation of 13.7 ± 1.5-17.3 ± 0.6 mm and 11.7 ± 1.5-20.7 ± 1.2 mm inhibition zones, respectively with MIC 1.25-5 μL/mL. Moreover, it showed antioxidant activity with IC50 0.0016 ± 0.0001 μL/mL (1.6 ± 0.1 μg/mL, 2.98 ± 0.4 µg Trolox®/µg CEO). Intriguingly, the CEO was cytotoxic against both cancerous and noncancerous cell lines at IC50 of 0.25 ± 0.02 μL/mL and 0.18 ± 0.01 μL/mL, respectively. Herein results unveil the potential application of CEO as a pharmaceutical remedy with considering its bio-safe dosage.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences - 78(2023), 3-4 vom: 28. März, Seite 105-112

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Al-Zereini, Wael A [VerfasserIn]
Al-Trawneh, Ibrahim N [VerfasserIn]
Al-Qudah, Mahmoud A [VerfasserIn]
TumAllah, Heba M [VerfasserIn]
Abudayeh, Zead H [VerfasserIn]
Hijazin, Tahani [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibacterial activity
Antineoplastic Agents
Antioxidant capacity
Antioxidants
Clove
Clove flower extract
Cytotoxicity
Journal Article
Oils, Volatile
Syzygium aromaticum

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Date Completed 10.03.2023

Date Revised 10.03.2023

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1515/znc-2022-0056

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM341218200