%0 Journal Article
%T Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Methanolic Extract and Fractions of <i>Epilobium roseum</i> (Schreb.) against Bacterial Strains
%A Muhammad Ikram
%A Niaz Ali
%A Gul Jan
%A Farzana Gul Jan
%A Muhammad Romman
%A Muhammad Ishaq
%A Yasir Islam
%A Naeem Khan
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 275-284
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2021.123017
%X Present study aims to evaluate antimicrobial and antioxidant activities
of the crude methanolic extract and different fractions of the <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Epilobium</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">roseum</span></i> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(Schreb). The extract
and fractions were used against pathogenic bacteria (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Bacillus</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">subtilis</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Bacillus</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">atrophaeus,</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Klebsiella</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">pneumonia</span></i> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Pseudomonas</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">aeruginosa</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">)
and fungal strains (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Aspergillus</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">niger</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Aspergillus</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">flavus</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">). The methanolic extract and their sub fraction
n-hexane showed a prominent inhibition zone against all bacterial strains but
inactive against fungal strains. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The various
extracts of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Epilobium</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">roseum</span></i> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(Schreb) from various parts were tested for their antioxidant activity
by</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) assay</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. The IC</span><b><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">50</span></sub></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> of the stem and root of methanolic extract
and their sub fraction n-hexane showed best activity ranged between 22.73 ¡À
6.92, 21.49 ¡À 6.26 and 14.94 ¡À 3.54, 13.92 ¡À 1.04 ¦Ìg/ml compared to another fraction.
The results support that </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Epilobium</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">roseum</span></i> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">can be used as antimicrobial and antioxidant
%K Methanolic Extract
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K Epilobium roseum&lt
%K /i&gt
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K DPPH&lt
%K /i&gt
%K n-Hexan
%K Antioxidant Activity
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=107616