The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Effect of Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L.

The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial effect of two selected plants: Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH and phosphomolybdenum method, total polyphenol content with Folin – Ciocalteu reagent, flavonoids co...

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Main Authors: Eva Ivanišová, Miroslava Kačániová, Jana Petrová, Helena Frančáková, Marián Tokár
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Published: Agroprint Timisoara 2023-09-01
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Online Access:https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/373
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author Eva Ivanišová
Miroslava Kačániová
Jana Petrová
Helena Frančáková
Marián Tokár
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Miroslava Kačániová
Jana Petrová
Helena Frančáková
Marián Tokár
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description The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial effect of two selected plants: Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH and phosphomolybdenum method, total polyphenol content with Folin – Ciocalteu reagent, flavonoids content by aluminium chloride method. The detection of antimicrobial activity was carried out by disc diffusion method and evaluation of minimal inhibition concentration against five species of Gram-negative bacteria: Escherichia coli CCM 3988, Klebsiella pneumoniae CCM 2318, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica CCM 3807, Shigella sonei CCM 1373, Yersinia enterocolitica CCM 5671 and five Gram-positive bacteria: Bacillus thuringiensis CCM 19, Clostridium perfringens CCM 4435, Haemophilus influenzae CCM4456, Listeria monocytogenes CCM 4699, Stapylococcus aureus subsp. aureus CCM 2461. Tussilago farfara showed stronger antioxidant activity (DPPH method – 7.67 mg TEAC – Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity per g of sample; phosphomolybdenum method – 111.67 mg TEAC per g of sample), total polyphenol (11.92 mg GAE – galic acid equivalent per g of sample) and flavonid content (47.62 μg QE – quercetin equivalent per g of sample) with compare to Centraria islandica. Tussilago farfara also showed the higher antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacteria confirmed by both methods – disc diffusion and minimal inhibitory concentration.
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spelling doaj.art-1e6f6cf184b548d9925966791e8c8e742024-04-11T04:50:00ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-09-014924646373The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Effect of Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L.Eva Ivanišová0Miroslava Kačániová1Jana Petrová2Helena Frančáková3Marián Tokár4Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Department of Plant Storage and Processing, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaSlovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaSlovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaSlovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Department of Plant Storage and Processing, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaSlovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Department of Plant Storage and Processing, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaThe aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial effect of two selected plants: Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH and phosphomolybdenum method, total polyphenol content with Folin – Ciocalteu reagent, flavonoids content by aluminium chloride method. The detection of antimicrobial activity was carried out by disc diffusion method and evaluation of minimal inhibition concentration against five species of Gram-negative bacteria: Escherichia coli CCM 3988, Klebsiella pneumoniae CCM 2318, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica CCM 3807, Shigella sonei CCM 1373, Yersinia enterocolitica CCM 5671 and five Gram-positive bacteria: Bacillus thuringiensis CCM 19, Clostridium perfringens CCM 4435, Haemophilus influenzae CCM4456, Listeria monocytogenes CCM 4699, Stapylococcus aureus subsp. aureus CCM 2461. Tussilago farfara showed stronger antioxidant activity (DPPH method – 7.67 mg TEAC – Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity per g of sample; phosphomolybdenum method – 111.67 mg TEAC per g of sample), total polyphenol (11.92 mg GAE – galic acid equivalent per g of sample) and flavonid content (47.62 μg QE – quercetin equivalent per g of sample) with compare to Centraria islandica. Tussilago farfara also showed the higher antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacteria confirmed by both methods – disc diffusion and minimal inhibitory concentration.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/373plantspolyphenolsflavonoidsantioxidants
spellingShingle Eva Ivanišová
Miroslava Kačániová
Jana Petrová
Helena Frančáková
Marián Tokár
The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Effect of Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L.
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
plants
polyphenols
flavonoids
antioxidants
title The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Effect of Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L.
title_full The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Effect of Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L.
title_fullStr The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Effect of Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L.
title_full_unstemmed The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Effect of Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L.
title_short The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Effect of Tussilago farfara L. and Cetraria islandica L.
title_sort evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial effect of tussilago farfara l and cetraria islandica l
topic plants
polyphenols
flavonoids
antioxidants
url https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/373
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