[en] Herbs of the Ericaceae family are commonly found in Algeria and used in traditional medicine as antiseptic, diuretic, astringent, depurative, and to treat scalds and wounds. The methanolic extracts of three species, Arbutus unedo L. (A. unedo, leaves), Erica arborea L. (E. arborea, flowered aerial parts), and Erica multiflora L. (E. multiflora, flowered aerial parts), were compared regarding their content in phenolic compounds, their antioxidant, and antibacterial activities. A. unedo harbors the highest content in total phenolics and flavonoids, followed by E. arborea and E. multiflora. The contents in total phenolics and flavonoids showed a correlation with the measured antioxidant (hydrogen-donating) activities; this was particularly the case for flavonoids content. The A. unedo extract showed antibacterial activity against all the tested strains (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, S. aureus C100459, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922,and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027); however, the E. arborea and E. multiflora extracts showed antibacterial activity only against Gram positive bacteria. Some polyphenols were identified in the three herbs by thin-layer chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array and mass spectrometry detection; from these, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, naringin, quercetin and kaempferol are reported for the first time in E. multiflora.
Disciplines :
Pharmacy, pharmacology & toxicology Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Guendouze-Bouchefa, Naïma
Madani, K.
Chibane, M.
Boulekbache-Makhlouf, Lila
Hauchard, D.
Kiendrebeogo, Martin
Stévigny, Caroline
Okusa Ndjolo, Philippe ; Université de Mons > Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie > Chimie thérapeutique et Pharmacognosie
Duez, Pierre ; Université de Mons > Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie > Chimie thérapeutique et Pharmacognosie
Language :
English
Title :
Phenolic compounds, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of three Ericaceae from Algeria
Publication date :
01 February 2015
Journal title :
Industrial Crops and Products
ISSN :
0926-6690
Publisher :
Elsevier, Netherlands
Volume :
70
Pages :
459-466
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Research unit :
M136 - Chimie thérapeutique et Pharmacognosie
Research institute :
R550 - Institut des Sciences et Technologies de la Santé
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