Open AccessAntibacterial and antioxidant effects of Zanthoxylum armatum DC extracts
Author(s) -
Aqsa Irshad,
Irfan Ullah,
Muhammad Fiaz Khan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.152
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2079-9926
pISSN - 0253-5416
DOI - 10.3329/bjb.v50i1.52683
Subject(s) - antioxidant , hexane , zanthoxylum , traditional medicine , acetone , antibacterial activity , chemistry , ethyl acetate , botany , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , chromatography , medicine , genetics
Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of three different extracts (acetone, methanol, and n-hexane) of Zanthoxylum armatum fruits and leaves were investigated. The maximum inhibition zone was shown by methanolic leaf extract against K. pneumonia (20.51 ± 0.93). The minimum inhibition zone (12.01 ± 0.93) was exhibited by methanolic fruit extract against S. typhi. The highest antioxidant activity was recorded at 1000 ppm. Methanolic leaf extract was the most antioxidant (89.8%) among all the extracts, followed by methanolic fruit extract (88.6%). The methanolic and acetonic extracts showed good antibacterial activity as compared to n-hexane extracts and n-hexane was less antioxidant.