Claim · model-written summary
Seed extracts contained alkaloids, flavonoids, and tannins.
- Taxon
- Harpagophytum procumbens
Harpagophytum procumbenst0 - Organ / stage
- seedst0
- Outcome
- alkaloids, flavonoids, tanninse0
Verbatim
e0“Qualitative analysis identified the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, and terpenoids.”
t0“In vitro investigation of phytochemical, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Harpagophytum procumbens seeds extracts”
Title
Hadeel Makki Habeeb; Ghussun Saib Salih; Intisar Abdullah Hassan; et al. Plant Protection 2024. doi:10.33804/pp.008.03.5277
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Observation Seed extracts contained saponins and terpenoids.
- Observation The extract contained 12.69% alkaloids.
- Observation The extract contained 3.25% flavonoids.
- Observation The extract contained 24.58% total phenolic compounds.
- Observation The extract contained 8.55% total terpenoids.
- Observation The methanolic extract contained 1.25% total steroids.
- Observation The petroleum ether extract contained 4.55% total steroids.
- Observation The methanolic seed extract showed approximately 85.33% antioxidant activity versus ascorbic acid.
- Observation The petroleum ether seed extract showed approximately 74.19% antioxidant activity versus ascorbic acid.
- Observation Seed extracts had broad activity against the tested bacteria and fungi.
- Observation At 1000 µg/ml, seed extracts showed the highest bactericidal activity, with 10 to 22 mm inhibition zones.
- Intervention effect Both extracts had greater antibiofilm activity at 1000 µg/ml than at lower concentrations.
