Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.: A new bioactive antimicrobial and antioxidant agent to combat multi-drug/pan-drug resistant pathogens of wound burn infections

Sameh S. Ali ； Nessma A. El-Zawawy ； Rania Al-Tohamy ； Shimaa El-Sapagh ； Ahmed M. Mustafa ； Jianzhong Sun

《Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine》 10卷1期 (2020/01) Pp. 13-25

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2019.01.004

摘要

The Multidrug Drug Resistance (MDR) and Pan-Drug Resistance (PDR) remain an intractable challenge issue in public health, worldwide. Plant extracts-based biological macromolecules containing a diverse array of secondary metabolites could be potentially used as alternative approaches to control or limit MDR/PDR infections. Plants of the Solanaceae family exhibit a wide variety of secondary metabolites with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, which render them a significant role in food and pharmaceutical applications. To our knowledge, this is the first report on phytochemical constituents, antioxidant, antimicrobial activities and in vivo toxicological safety of Lycium shawii leaf extracts. Results revealed that phenolics and flavonoids were found to be the most abundant compounds in all extracts. Antioxidant activity of extracts was measured using DPPH· and ABTS·^+ assays and the methanol extract displayed superior scavenging activity (IC_(50) = 0.06 and 0.007 mg/mL for DPPH· and ABTS·^+, respectively). Results of the GC-MS analysis revealed the identity of 10 compounds. Moreover, in vivo toxicological assessment can confirm the safety of L. shawii for use. Overall, L. shawii leaves are a promising natural source for the development of novel antimicrobial and antioxidant agents that could potentially combat clinical MDR/PDR pathogens.

關鍵字

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ； Staphylococcus aureus ； Aspergillus niger ； Candida albicans ； Pharmaceutical applications ； Herbal medicine

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