Phytochemical Screening of Methanolic Extract of Urtica dioica L.: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Power for Food Safety
Belmamoun, A., Chafik, M., Ammam, A., Afaf, B., Chadli, R., Benmaissa, H. (2023). Phytochemical Screening of Methanolic Extract of Urtica dioica L.: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Power for Food Safety. EKB Journal Management System, 15(1), 27-34. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2023.280924
Ahmed Reda Belmamoun; Mhamdia Chafik; Abdelkader Ammam; Baki Afaf; Redouane Chadli; Houria Benmaissa. "Phytochemical Screening of Methanolic Extract of Urtica dioica L.: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Power for Food Safety". EKB Journal Management System, 15, 1, 2023, 27-34. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2023.280924
Belmamoun, A., Chafik, M., Ammam, A., Afaf, B., Chadli, R., Benmaissa, H. (2023). 'Phytochemical Screening of Methanolic Extract of Urtica dioica L.: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Power for Food Safety', EKB Journal Management System, 15(1), pp. 27-34. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2023.280924
Belmamoun, A., Chafik, M., Ammam, A., Afaf, B., Chadli, R., Benmaissa, H. Phytochemical Screening of Methanolic Extract of Urtica dioica L.: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Power for Food Safety. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 15(1): 27-34. doi: 10.21608/eajbsc.2023.280924

Phytochemical Screening of Methanolic Extract of Urtica dioica L.: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Power for Food Safety

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology
Volume 15, Issue 1, June 2023, Page 27-34  XML PDF (516.14 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsc.2023.280924
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Ahmed Reda Belmamoun1; Mhamdia Chafik2; Abdelkader Ammam3; Baki Afaf2; Redouane Chadli4; Houria Benmaissa1
1Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, Djillali Liabes University, BP 22000, Sidi-Bel-Abbés, Algeria.
2Department of environmental sciences, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Djilali Liabes University, BP 22000, Sidi-Bel Abbès, Algeria
3Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Bio toxicology, and Biological Valorization of Plants, MoulayTahar University, BP 20000, Saida, Algeria.
4Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Physical Chemistry, Djillali Liabes University, BP 22000, Sidi-Bel-Abbés, Algeria.
Abstract
In the present study, a phytochemical screening, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity in vitro were studied for the methanolic extract of the leaves of the plant Urtica dioica L. The DPPH method was used to evaluate the antioxidant activity, and the agar disk diffusion method determined the antibacterial power. The results of the qualitative phytochemical analysis show a high content of phenolic compounds characterized by a higher presence of saponins, and a medium richness in tannins with a low content of flavonoids, free quinines and sterols. On the other hand, the absence of alkaloids is observed. For the results of antioxidant activity, the percentage of inhibition of DPPH is 82.76%, 77.85%, and 74.83% for the concentrations 25mg/ml, 12.5mg/ml, and 6.25mg/ml respectively. The lowest percentage of inhibition is noticed for the concentration of 3,15mg/ml with 29, 84%. Our plant shows positive antioxidant activity with an IC50 of 4.69mg/ml. In addition, the antimicrobial activity revealed the most significant effect for Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain with an inhibition zone of 9mm to 10mm, with concentrations of 400mg/ml, 300 mg/ml and 200 mg/ml, respectively. Our results suggest that the methanolic extract of Urtica dioica L, as a pleasant natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agent, can be applied in the preservation of food products while conducting further studies on the bioactive molecules of this plant to determine their mechanism of action.
Keywords
Urtica dioica; Phytochemistry; Antioxidant activity; Antibacterial activity
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