Comparative in vitro biological activity analysis of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. and C. campestris Yuncker.

Authors

  • Muhammad Ejaz ul Islam Dar Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad-13100, Pakistan
  • Raheela Ashraf Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad-13100, Pakistan
  • Hamayun Shaheen Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad-13100, Pakistan
  • Syeda Sadiqa Firdous 1Department of Botany, Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bagh Azad Kashmir
  • Ansar Mehmood Department of Botany, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir
  • Tariq Habib Department of Botany, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad-13100, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Altaf Hussain Department of Biotechnology, Mirpur University of Science and Technology Mirpur Azad Kashmir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v49i2.49298

Keywords:

Antibacterial, Antioxidant, DPPH, Cuscuta spp., Phytochemical analysis

Abstract

Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. and C. campestris Yuncker are widely used as medicinal plants in different areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Keeping in view of their local uses, antibacterial, antioxidant and phytochemical investigations were carried out in the stem extracts. The antibacterial activities were carried out by Disc diffusion method against Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia) bacteria. Ampicillin was used as positive control. It was found that ethanol extract of both the plants were most active as compared to other extracts and S. aureus (Gram positive) was most sensitive bacterium compared to other tested Gram-negative bacteria. The antioxidant potential of the crude extracts of these plants was examined on the source of their scavenging activity of the stable 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrrazyl hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical and found to possess good antioxidant. Preliminary phytochemical screening has shown the presence of several phytochemicals.

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Published

2020-09-19

How to Cite

Dar, M. E. ul I., Ashraf, R., Shaheen, H., Firdous, S. S., Mehmood, A., Habib, T., & Hussain, M. A. (2020). Comparative in vitro biological activity analysis of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. and C. campestris Yuncker. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 49(2), 249–256. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v49i2.49298

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