Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the methanolic extracts of three Salvia species from Tunisia |
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Authors: | Salah Karima Bel Hadj Mahjoub Mohamed Ali Ammar Samia Michel Laura Millet-Clerc Joelle Chaumont Jean Pierre Mighri Zine Aouni Mahjoub |
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Institution: | Faculté de Pharmacie, Laboratoire des Maladies Transmissibles et Substances Biologiquement Actives, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia. |
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Abstract: | This study examines the in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the methanolic extracts of three Salvia species from Tunisia: Salvia aegyptiaca L., S. argentea L. and S. verbenaca Ssp. clandestina L. Pugsley. The extracts inhibited the growth of dermatophytes and of bacteria responsible for unpleasant odours to varying degrees; the pathogenic yeasts Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans, the filamentous fungi Aspergillus fumigatus and selected dog otitis bacteria were all resistant to each of the extracts. The extracts were screened for their antioxidant activities using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging and 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) test systems, and gave positive results in both tests. The extracts of S. aegyptiaca were the most active in both tests, followed by those of S. verbenaca, then S. argentea. These results confirm the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the genus Salvia and underline the potential of these plants either as natural preservatives or in pharmaceutical applications. |
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