Oxidative stress causes a variety of physiological disorders, including infectious diseases, inflammation, and cancer. The current study was carried out to investigate the antioxidant, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activity of methanol crude extracts of Ficus racemosa leaves and fruits (LCME and FCME, respectively) and to analyze its major bioactive polyphenols using HPLC-DAD. F. racemosa is used in traditional medicine in the subcontinent to treat a wide range of diseases. Methods: DPPH free radical scavenging, reducing power, total phenolic, total flavonoid, total tannin content assay, superoxide radical, hydroxyl radical, and hydrogen peroxide scavenging assays were used to assess the antioxidant capacity of the extracts. The HPLC-DAD method was used to identify and quantify bioactive polyphenols. The antibacterial activity was evaluated using the “disc diffusion” method. To determine the cytotoxic potential, a brine shrimp lethality assay was performed. Conclusion: Gallic acid, along with other phenolic constituents, may have played a significant role in the observed antioxidant, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activity.
Author (S) Details
Salma Akter Sumi
Pharmacy Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.
Md. Afjalus Siraj
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA.
Amir Hossain
Pharmacy Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.
Md. Sagir Mia
Pharmacy Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.
Seagufta Afrin
Pharmacy Department, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh.
Md. Mustafizur Rahman
Pharmacy Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.
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