ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Phytochemical Screening, Antimicrobial,
Antipellicle and Antibiofilm Activities of the Root
of Alpine Medicinal Plant (Arnebia euchroma
(Royle) I.M.Johnst.)
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Department of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan
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Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh,11451, Saudi Arabia
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Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University. Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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Department of Crop and Animal Production, Sason Vocational School, Batman University Batman 72060, Turkey
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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science, Amasya University, 05100, Amasya, Turkey
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Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Art, Bingol University, 12000, Bingol, Turkey
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Institution of Botany, The University of Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Department of Botany, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 18800, Pakistan
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Botany Department, Faculty of science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35511, Egypt
Submission date: 2023-08-09
Acceptance date: 2023-08-16
Online publication date: 2023-11-06
Publication date: 2023-12-19
Alevcan Kaplan
Department of Crop and Animal Production, Sason Vocational School, Batman University, 72060, Batman, Turkey
Majid Iqbal
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(1):425-442
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ABSTRACT
This study aims to analyze the phytochemical and antimicrobial-related assays including
antibacterial, antifungal, antipellicle, and antibiofilm potential of the root of an alpine medicinal plant
(Arnebia euchroma (Royle) I.M.Johnst). Ethanolic, methyl acetate, chloroform, and aqueous extracts of
root parts of the A. euchroma plant were prepared. The active metabolites of the root part of the plant
were evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively by GC-MS and HPLC techniques, using ethanolic
extract. The antimicrobial potential of A. euchroma was investigated using crude extract, fractions,
and AgNPs of the A. euchroma root against two Gram-positive bacteria (Enterococcus, Staphylococcus
aureus) four Gram-negative bacteria (Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli,
Proteus vulgaris) and five fungal strains (Rhizoctonia, Cuneate fasciculus, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium
oxysporum, and Candida auris). All the bacterial strains showed sensitivity toward all the fractions (ethanolic crude, chloroform, aqueous, and methyl acetate) and AgNPs. While S. typhi was found the
most susceptible, P. vulgaris was most resistant to all extracts and AgNPs. The case of anti-biofilm
potential, the S. typhi and Enterococcus were shown to be most susceptible, these bacteria formed
biofilm which was disrupted completely by the extracts. Among the fungal strains F. oxysporum
and A. niger were the most susceptible and C. fasciculus was the most resistant fungi. All extracts,
including ethanolic extract, chloroform, aqueous, and methyl acetate, at concentrations of
12.5 μg/mL and 16 μg/mL and AgNPs showed anti-pellicle activity against S. typhi, Rhizoctonia, and
A. niger. Dose-dependent trend in all bioassays was noted. The ethanolic crude and chloroform extracts
were the most active followed by methyl acetate and then aqueous extracts. The phytochemical analysis
revealed that carbohydrates, alkaloids, saponins, phenols, tannins, proteins, and flavonoids were found
in the plant while terpenoids were absent. The present study highlights that root of the A. euchroma
is rich in various types of bioactive phytochemicals, which may be responsible for anti-microbial
activities toward the tested pathogenic of bacterial and fungal strains. Our results suggest and confirm
A. euchroma extracts could be used economically as a valuable bioproduct with new functional
properties in the further drug development and pharmaceutical industries.