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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2016

Pharmacological effects of the phytochemicals of Anethum sowa L. root extracts.

Md Moshfekus Saleh-E-In, Nasim Sultana, Md Nur Hossain, Sayeema Hasan, Md Rabiul Islam

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Md Moshfekus Saleh-E-InDepartment of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 1342, Dhaka, Bangladesh. saleheen.sosthe@gmail.com.
Nasim SultanaInstitute of National Analytical Research and Services, BCSIR Laboratories, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh.
Md Nur HossainIndustrial Microbiology Research Division, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh.
Sayeema HasanDepartment of Microbiology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh.
Md Rabiul IslamDepartment of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 1342, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research · BDJahangirnagar University · BDJagannath University · BD

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Abstract

backgroundAnethum sowa L. is widely used as an important spice and traditional medicinal plants to treat various ailments. On the basis of scientific ethnobotanical information, this study was undertaken to evaluate the antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of the crude extracts of Anethum sowa L. roots as well as to identify the classes of phytochemicals by chemical tests.

methodsThe antioxidant potential of the extracts was ascertained with the stable organic free radical (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl). The agar well diffusion method was used to determine the susceptibility of bacterial and fungal strains of the crude extracts. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBC) were determined by the microdilution test. Cytotoxic activities were screened using brine shrimps (Artemia salina) lethality assay. Finally, phytochemicals were profiled using standard procedures.

resultsA preliminary phytochemical screening of the different crude extracts by methanol, ethyl acetate and chloroform showed the presence of secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, alkaloids, saponin, cardiac glycosides and tannins while cyanogenetic glycosides were not detected. The methanol, ethyl acetate and chloroform extracts displayed high antioxidant activity (IC

conclusionThese results showed that the Anethum sowa root extracts are the important source of the antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic agent. So, further research is necessary to isolate and characterize of different phytoconstituents for pharmaceutical drug lead molecules and also to verify its traditional uses.

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AnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsAntioxidantsApiaceaeArtemiaBacteriaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhytochemicalsPlant ExtractsPlant RootsAnti-Infective AgentsAntioxidantsPhytochemicalsPlant ExtractsAnethum sowa LAntioxidantCytotoxicityGram-negative bacteriaGram-positive bacteriaPhytochemical screening

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