%0 Journal Article
%T Free radical scavenging and biological activity of leaves and roots of Thymelaeahirsuta, collected from Algeria‎
%A Karouche Saida
%A Henouda Sara
%A Benbott Amel
%A Malki Samira
%J Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Education and Research
%@ 2249-3379
%D 2020
%V 10
%N 4
%P 15-20
%X The present work was focused on evaluating the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the Algerian Thymelaea extracts.The polyphenol content was significant in the methanolic extract of the roots (149,501 ± 0,747 μg EAG/mg), by contrast, in the aqueous extract, the leaves were rich in polyphenols (70.2115 ± 0.876 μg EAG/mg). Thus, the flavonoid content in the leaf extract was higher than the content in the root extract (7.745 ± 0.07 and 6.240 ± 0.21, μg EQ/mg, respectively). Moreover, the methanolic root extract presented the best antioxidant power, with an IC50 of 569.47 μg/mL, which was lower than that of the standard (IC50= 545.13 μg/mL). The antibacterial activity was also tested on seven bacterial strains; all extracts positively reacted with at least one of the tested microbial strains and confirmed that this plant is endowed with antimicrobial properties‎.
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