Genus As a Source of Antimicrobial Agents

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Journal Plants (Basel)

Date 2024 Feb 10

PMID 38337934

Authors

Zohorul Islam

Goncalo I Caldeira

Manuela Canica

Nurul Islam

Olga Silva

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Abstract

L. is the largest genus of the family, and most of its species are used in the traditional medicinal systems of different countries. A systematic review was conducted, according to the PRISMA methodology, to determine the potential of plants as sources of antimicrobial agents, resulting in 2610 scientific publications from which 141 articles were selected. Data analysis confirmed that species are used in traditional medicine for symptoms of possible infectious diseases. Conducted studies showed that these medicinal plants exhibited antimicrobial activity against , , , and . L. and L. have been the most studied species, not only against bacterial strains but also against fungi such as and , viruses such as HIV-1, and parasites such as . Natural products like agnucastoside, negundol, negundoside, and vitegnoside have been identified in extracts and their antimicrobial activity against a wide range of microbial strains has been determined. Negundoside showed significant antimicrobial activity against (MIC 12.5 µg/mL). Our results show that species are potential sources of new natural antimicrobial agents. However, further experimental studies need to be conducted.

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