Antibacterial, Antifungal, Cytotoxic, Phytotoxic, Insecticidal, and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities of Geranium wallichianum

Ismail, M; Hussain, J; Khan, AU; Khan, AL; Ali, L; Khan, FU; Khan, AZ; Niaz, U; Lee, IJ

HERO ID

1454587

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2012

Language

English

PMID

23049606

HERO ID 1454587
In Press No
Year 2012
Title Antibacterial, Antifungal, Cytotoxic, Phytotoxic, Insecticidal, and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities of Geranium wallichianum
Authors Ismail, M; Hussain, J; Khan, AU; Khan, AL; Ali, L; Khan, FU; Khan, AZ; Niaz, U; Lee, IJ
Journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2012
Page Numbers 305906
Abstract The present study describes the phytochemical investigations of the crude extracts of rhizomes and leaves of Geranium wallichianum. The crude extracts were fractionated to obtain n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol fractions, which were subjected to different biological activities and enzyme inhibition assays to explore the therapeutic potential of this medicinally important herb. The results indicated that the crude extracts and different fractions of rhizomes and leaves showed varied degree of antimicrobial activities and enzyme inhibitions in different assays. Overall, the rhizome extract and its different fractions showed comparatively better activities in various assays. Furthermore, the purified constituents from the repeated chromatographic separations were also subjected to enzyme inhibition studies against three different enzymes. The results of these studies showed that lipoxygenase enzyme was significantly inhibited as compared to urease. In case of chemical constituents, the sterols (2-4) showed no inhibition, while ursolic acid (1) and benzoic ester (6) showed significant inhibition of urease enzymes.
Doi 10.1155/2012/305906
Pmid 23049606
Wosid WOS:000309270000001
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Comments Journal: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM ISSN: 1741-4288Scopus URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84867803712&doi=10.1155%2f2012%2f305906&partnerID=40&md5=b6a362ac43e227f596ed0cd51b7d25a7
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Language Text English