ISSN 2756-3855
International Journal of Urology and Nephrology ISSN 2756-3855 Vol. 12 (4), pp. 001-006 April, 2024. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Exploring the antibacterial potential of hydroalcoholic extracts from bignoniaceae and moraceae species
Luciane Costa-Campos1,2*, Dayana Gomes Ricken2, Sumaya Ribarsky Scalco2 and Vanilde Citadini-Zanette2
1Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500/202, Porto
Alegre-RS, 90060-000 Brazil.
2Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Av. Universitária 1105, C.P. 3167, Criciúma-SC, 88806-000, Brazil.
Accepted 27 May, 2023
Abstract
The search for new substances with antimicrobial properties has become necessary due to the bacterial capacity of resistance. Medicinal plants have become an important alternative since many plants exhibit antimicrobial activity. The Brazilian Atlantic Forest contains a huge diversity of plant species, many of which have not been thoroughly investigated. Jacaranda puberula Cham. (Bignoniaceae) and Sorocea bonplandii Baill. (Moraceae) are used popularly to treat conditions associated with bacterial infection such as syphilis, as well as, infections of the skin, kidneys and bladder. In this study, the antibacterial activity of the hydroalcoholic extracts of leaves from J. puberula and S. bonplandii was investigated by the agar-well method. The results obtained show that the hydroalcoholic extracts of J. puberula and S. bonplandii presented a bacteriostatic action against Staphylococcus aureus. J. puberula also exhibited bactericidal activity towards S. aureus at a concentration of 100 mg/ml. Therefore, these species represent a potential tool for the production of new phytomedicines with antibacterial action against important agents with high resistance to drugs in current use.
Key words: Ethnopharmacology, antibacterials, Brazilian Atlantic Forest, Staphylococcus aureus, agar-well method.