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dc.contributor.authorChikowe, Getmore
dc.contributor.authorMpala, Lindi
dc.contributor.authorCock, Ian Edwin
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-02T03:04:12Z
dc.date.available2021-06-02T03:04:12Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn2249-0159
dc.identifier.doi10.5530/pc.2019.3.21
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/404847
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Closely related plant species often share similar secondary metabolites and bioactivities and are therefore good targets for bioactivity testing when one or more species within a family are known to possess therapeutic properties. The family Lamiaceae has a long history of medicinal usage globally. Many species are known to have therapeutic properties, several species of which have well established antibacterial bioactivities. Methods: The ability of Westringa fruticosa leaf and flower extracts to inhibit the growth of a panel of bacterial and fungal pathogens was investigated by disc diffusion assay. Toxicity was examined using the Artemia franciscana nauplii bioassay. Results: W. fruticosa leaf methanolic and aqueous extracts were both completely ineffective at inhibiting the growth of gram-positive and gram-negative panels of bacteria, as well as fungi. The extracts were non-toxic or of low toxicity in the Artemia bioassay following 24 h exposure. Conclusion: Despite the taxonomic relationship to several bioactive Laminaceae spp., W. fruticosa leaf and flower extracts were completely ineffective bacterial and fungal growth inhibitors. However, these extracts may have other therapeutic properties and testing against protozoa, virus and tumour cells is required.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherPharmacognosy Network Worldwide
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom100
dc.relation.ispartofpageto105
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPharmacognosy Communications
dc.relation.ispartofvolume9
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPlant Biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0607
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1115
dc.titleWestringa fruticosa (Willd.) Druce Leaf and Flower Extracts Lack Antibacterial Activity and are Non-toxic in vitro
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationChikowe, G; Mpala, L; Cock, IE, Westringa fruticosa (Willd.) Druce Leaf and Flower Extracts Lack Antibacterial Activity and are Non-toxic in vitro, Pharmacognosy Communications, 2019, 9 (3), pp. 100-105
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-06-02T00:41:08Z
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gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2019. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.
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gro.griffith.authorCock, Ian E.
gro.griffith.authorMpala, Lindiwe N.
gro.griffith.authorChikowe, Getmore R.


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