Phytochemical Screening and Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties of Extracts of Matricaria pubescens (Desf) Growing in Southwest Algeria

Dalila, Ghouti; Abdelkader, Ammam; Reda, Belmamoun Ahmed; Moufida, Houamria; Djamila, Maghnia

doi:10.21608/eajbsc.2022.291756

Phytochemical Screening and Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties of Extracts of Matricaria pubescens (Desf) Growing in Southwest Algeria

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Saida, BP 138 ENNASR 2000 Saida, Algeria.

² Laboratory of Process, materials and environmental engineering, Djillali Liabes University, BP 22000, Sidi-Bel-Abbes, Algeria.

³ Laboratory for Experimental Biotoxicology of Biodepollution and Phytoremediation , University of Oran Ahmed Ben Bella 1 . Algeria

10.21608/eajbsc.2022.291756

Abstract

This study was devoted to phytochemical screening and evaluation of biological properties, namely, the antimicrobial activities of hydroethanolic and infusion extracts prepared from Algerian Sahara Matricaria pubescens (Desf). Phytochemical tests applied to the studied plant showed the presence of several families of chemical compounds, including tannins and flavonoids. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of M. pubescens extracts was moderate, while the gram-positive bacteria were more sensitive than the gram-negative strains (MIC values between 10 and 20 mg/mL). The contemporary presence of bioactivities suggests that the Saharan M. pubescens (Desf) may be a source for such new preservatives in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

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