Fatty acid composition, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the microwave aqueous extract of three varieties of Labisia pumila Benth
Biol. Res
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48: 1-6, 2015. graf, tab
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The present study was conducted in order to evaluate the fatty acid profile, anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial activities from the microwave aqueous extract of the leaves of three different varieties of Labisia pumila Benth.RESULTS:
The chemical analysis of the extract showed that fatty acids (palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and α-linolenic) acid as the main components in three varieties of L. pumila leaves. Furthermore, the obtained results of the anti-oxidant revealed that L. pumila var. alata contained higher anti-oxidative activities compared to var. pumila and var. lanceolata. However, these values were lower than the tested anti-oxidant standards. On the other hand, the aqueous leaf extracts in all three varieties of L. pumila were also found to inhibit a variable degree of antibacterial activities against eight bacteria (four Gram-positive and four Gram-negative bacteria).CONCLUSIONS:
In this study, it was observed the leaves of three varieties of L. pumila exhibited variable patterns of fatty acids and the microwave aqueous extraction possess anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial activities.
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Main subject:
Plant Extracts
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Primulaceae
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Fatty Acids
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Microwaves
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antioxidants
Language:
English
Journal:
Biol. Res
Journal subject:
Biology
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Malaysia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universiti Putra Malaysia/MY
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