Antimicrobial and antioxidant test of several mistletoe extracts (Scurrula ferruginea (Roxb. Ex.Jack) Danser) from avocado plants
Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Andalas University, 25163 Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 20(03), 672–679
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.20.3.1861
Publication history:
Received on 01 August 2023; revised on 04 December 2023; accepted on 06 December 2023
Abstract:
Scurrula ferruginea (Roxb. Ex. Jack) Danser is a mistletoe plant which is used by the community as a medicine for lowering blood pressure, cough medicine, diabetes, diarrhea, wounds, smallpox, skin infections, ulcers, diuretics and hypertension. This study aims to determine the antimicrobial potential, determine the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC) as well as determine the antioxidant activity and total polyphenols from fresh, boiled and steeped extracts of mistletoe (S. ferruginea) from avocado plants. The microbial tests used in this study were S. aureus, E. coli, and C. albicans. This study carried out in experimented methods and designed in nested pattern. The results showed that the inhibition zone of the avocado parasite extract had a significantly different effect on S. aureus and E. coli, but did not have a significantly different effect on the C. albicans test microbe. The MIC of fresh extract is true against S. aureus and E.coli which is 6.125% with 50% MLC. The optimal antioxidant value was obtained from fresh mistletoe extract with an IC50 value of 117.8 µg/ml in the medium activity category and the highest total polyphenols obtained from fresh extract was 67.80 mg. GAE/ml.
Keywords:
Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; MIC; MLC; Scurrula ferruginea
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