Farooq Aroosa, Ali Samar, Ullah Hamid, Khan Anwar, Nawaz Faheem, Farooq Samra, Sarwar Aziza, Ali Saqib, Khan Dilfaraz, Ullah Riffat, Iqbal Shazia
Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta, 87300, Pakistan.
Department of Chemistry, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta, Pakistan.
Chem Biodivers. 2024 Dec;21(12):e202401068. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202401068. Epub 2024 Oct 17.
Medicinal plants have long been studied for their therapeutic benifits. The present research aims to unveil complex phytochemical profile and therapeutic properties of ethyl acetate fraction of Phlomis stewartii, an important medicinal plant. In this context, the Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of the fraction identified 26 compounds. Additionally, the fraction exhibited concentration dependent antioxidant activity with an IC50 value lower than the standard antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene. The antifungal activity of the fraction examined against F. oxysporum, A. alternate, and R. solani resulted in almost complete inhibition (>90 %) of fungal growth. Furthermore, the fraction exhibited significant antibacterial potential against B. subtilus, S. aureus, E. coli, and S. dysenteriae, with inhibition zones of 18±0.22, 17±0.22, 12±0.11, and 10±0.12, respectively. Briefly, the plant extract was found to be highly potent, particularly in its antifungal action. Further studies, including natural products isolation coupled with bioassays, are recommended for promising drug candidates discovery.
