Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40368974›Full record

ArticleScientific reports2025

Antibacterial and anticancer properties of Solanum mauritianum fruit components analyzed using LC-QTOF-MS/MS.

Abraham Goodness Ogofure, Tendani Sebola, Ezekiel Green

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Abraham Goodness OgofureMolecular Pathogenic and Molecular Epidemiology Research Group (MPMERG), Department of Biotechnology and Food-Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa. aogofure@uj.ac.za.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6012-0405
Tendani SebolaMolecular Pathogenic and Molecular Epidemiology Research Group (MPMERG), Department of Biotechnology and Food-Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa. tendanis@uj.ac.za.
Ezekiel GreenMolecular Pathogenic and Molecular Epidemiology Research Group (MPMERG), Department of Biotechnology and Food-Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa. egreen@uj.ac.za.

Funding

University Research Committee of the University of Johannesburg Project No. 075432.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the antibacterial and anticancer properties of S. mauritianum fruit components through LC-QTOF-MS/MS metabolomic profiling. The samples were extracted, and the antibacterial activity was conducted using a standard Resazurin microtiter assay. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the crude extracts were evaluated against reference pathogenic bacterial isolates. The anticancer activity of the extracts was tested against U-87 MG glioblastoma and A549 lung carcinoma cells (ATCC cancer cell lines). The real-time toxicity assay and comprehensive metabolomic profiling were evaluated for the crude extracts. Results revealed that the ripe fruit coat exhibited the richest chemical diversity, with 15 unique metabolites, while the unripe fruit had 5. Detailed classification of the identified metabolites showed that alkaloids accounted for 33.3%, followed by terpenoids (21.2%). The extracts of the fruit components had significant antibacterial activity against the referenced pathogens of public health importance. Extracts from the ripe fruit coat demonstrated significant cytotoxicity on U-87 MG glioblastoma cell viability, suggesting potential anticancer activity, while the effect on A549 lung carcinoma cells showed high viability across all treatments. The real-time cytotoxicity assays further highlighted the dose-dependent inhibition of glioblastoma cells by crude extracts from the ripe fruit coat, emphasizing its therapeutic potential.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicFruitPlant ExtractsSolanumA549 CellsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalChromatography, LiquidHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsTandem Mass SpectrometryAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicPlant ExtractsAnticancerAntimicrobial resistanceChromatographyCytotoxicitySecondary metabolites

Identifiers

PMID40368974
PMCPMC12078596

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.