Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa

The use of plant extracts and phytochemicals with known antimicrobial properties is becoming commonplace worldwide and gaining great significance for therapeutic uses. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of numerous extraction solvents (hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Nur Royhaila, Abd Gani, Siti Salwa, Abdul Wahab, Roswanira, Zaidan, Anduswatun Hasanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73522/1/Phytochemical%20and%20antimicrobial%20activities%20of%20different%20solvent%20extracts%20of%20Hibiscus%20sabdariffa.pdf
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author Mohamad, Nur Royhaila
Abd Gani, Siti Salwa
Abdul Wahab, Roswanira
Zaidan, Anduswatun Hasanah
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Abd Gani, Siti Salwa
Abdul Wahab, Roswanira
Zaidan, Anduswatun Hasanah
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description The use of plant extracts and phytochemicals with known antimicrobial properties is becoming commonplace worldwide and gaining great significance for therapeutic uses. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of numerous extraction solvents (hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol) on the phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial activities of Hibiscus sabdariffa. Phytochemical screening for saponins, tannins, flavonoids, phenolic and alkaloid compounds revealed that the ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa contained all the aforementioned phytochemical constituents, for theexception of tannins and alkaloids that were absent in the ethyl acetate extract. Interestingly, the hexane extract did not affordsuch constituents. The ethanol extract exhibited stronger inhibitory activity against Bacillus subtilis (B29), Staphylococcusaureus (S276), Staphylococcus epidermis (S273), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 15442) and Escherichia coli (E266) than ethyl acetate extract, but the difference was less evident for the hexane extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa which inhibitedonly B. subtilis, as determined by the paper disc method. Base on the findings, it can be construed that the ethanol and ethylacetate extracts of HS have prospective applications as antimicrobial agent as well as one of the sources of therapeutically useful products.
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spelling upm.eprints-735222022-03-03T08:50:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73522/ Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa Mohamad, Nur Royhaila Abd Gani, Siti Salwa Abdul Wahab, Roswanira Zaidan, Anduswatun Hasanah The use of plant extracts and phytochemicals with known antimicrobial properties is becoming commonplace worldwide and gaining great significance for therapeutic uses. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of numerous extraction solvents (hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol) on the phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial activities of Hibiscus sabdariffa. Phytochemical screening for saponins, tannins, flavonoids, phenolic and alkaloid compounds revealed that the ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa contained all the aforementioned phytochemical constituents, for theexception of tannins and alkaloids that were absent in the ethyl acetate extract. Interestingly, the hexane extract did not affordsuch constituents. The ethanol extract exhibited stronger inhibitory activity against Bacillus subtilis (B29), Staphylococcusaureus (S276), Staphylococcus epidermis (S273), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 15442) and Escherichia coli (E266) than ethyl acetate extract, but the difference was less evident for the hexane extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa which inhibitedonly B. subtilis, as determined by the paper disc method. Base on the findings, it can be construed that the ethanol and ethylacetate extracts of HS have prospective applications as antimicrobial agent as well as one of the sources of therapeutically useful products. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73522/1/Phytochemical%20and%20antimicrobial%20activities%20of%20different%20solvent%20extracts%20of%20Hibiscus%20sabdariffa.pdf Mohamad, Nur Royhaila and Abd Gani, Siti Salwa and Abdul Wahab, Roswanira and Zaidan, Anduswatun Hasanah (2018) Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa. Malaysian Applied Biology, 47 (2). 53 - 56. ISSN 2462-151X https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/article/view/1946
spellingShingle Mohamad, Nur Royhaila
Abd Gani, Siti Salwa
Abdul Wahab, Roswanira
Zaidan, Anduswatun Hasanah
Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa
title Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa
title_full Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa
title_fullStr Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa
title_full_unstemmed Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa
title_short Phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa
title_sort phytochemical and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of hibiscus sabdariffa
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73522/1/Phytochemical%20and%20antimicrobial%20activities%20of%20different%20solvent%20extracts%20of%20Hibiscus%20sabdariffa.pdf
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