Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Ruta angustifolia extract

Muhammad Shuib, Nur Azfa and Mohamed Iqbal, Mohammad Anwar and Sulaiman, Fatimatul Akmal and Razak, Izzatie and Darnis, Deny Susanti (2015) Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Ruta angustifolia extract. In: 5th International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST 2015), 10th-12th August 2015, Impiana Resort Cherating, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Objectives: To investigate antioxidant properties of R. angustifolia aqueous extract, to evaluate the correlation between polyphenolic contents of the R. angustifolia aqueous extract with the antioxidant activity and to determine the antibacterial activity of R. angustifolia methanolic extract against two Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778), two Gram negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Escherichia coli ATCC 8739). Methods: Aqueous maceration extraction was used for antioxidant activity and methanolic maceration extraction was used for antibacterial activity. The antioxidant properties and activity were evaluated by using total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), DPPH free radical scavenging activity and Beta-carotene bleaching method. Whereas, the antibacterial activity was examined using disc diffusion method against selected microorganism at concentration 1.0 mg/disc. Results: Results showed that the phenolic content of R. angustifolia extract was 18.89 g GAE/100g extract while the flavonoid content was 14.170 g QE/100g extract. R. angustifolia exhibited 2.04 mg/mL IC50 for DPPH free radical scavenging activity and 26.38% for average percentage inhibition for beta-carotene bleaching activity. While, the result for disc diffusion method showed no inhibition zone against all the strains of bacteria at 1.0 mg/disc concentration of the extract. Conclusion: Based on the result, it can be concluded that the R. angustifolia aqueous extract has the antioxidant properties and there is correlation between polyphenolic content of the extract with its antioxidant activity. However, R. angustifolia methanolic extract did not shown any antibacterial activity.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Speech/Talk)
Additional Information:	6745/44396
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ruta angustifolia
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Dr Deny Susanti Darnis
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2015 10:09
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2018 14:36
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/44396

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