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Spectral Characterization, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Cold Methanolic Extract of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Leaves Growing in Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Md Shamsher Alam1★, Mohammed Albratty1, Hassan Ahmed Hassan Ahmed1,2,3, Asim Najmi1, Khalid Zoghebi1, Zia ur Rehman1,3, Vinod Kumar Basode4, Sivakumar S. Moni3,5, Mohammad Firoz Alam6, Waquar Ahsan1★, Benson Mathai Kochikuzhyil7★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, SAUDI ARABIA
  2. 2Substance Abuse and Toxicology Research Centre, Jazan University, Jazan, SAUDI ARABIA
  3. 3Health Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, SAUDI ARABIA
  4. 4Unit of Medical Microbiology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, SAUDI ARABIA
  5. 5Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, SAUDI ARABIA
  6. 6Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, SAUDI ARABIA
  7. 7Department of Pharmacology, Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Kattanam, Alappuzha, Kerala, INDIA

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Md Shamsher Alam

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan-45142, SAUDI ARABIA.

mosalam@jazanu.edu.sa

Received: 28-08-2024; Revised: 12-09-2024; Accepted: 04-10-2024.

Volume 59, Issue 1 · pp. 175–184 · PUBLISHED Oct-Dec 2024 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.20250719

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Background This study evaluated the chemical composition, antioxidant activity and antibacterial properties of methanol extracts of Ocimum basilicum L. leaves that were gathered from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Jazan province. Materials and Methods The extract was examined using FTIR and GC-MS techniques, which revealed the presence of terpenes (53.14%), Linalool (24.5%), sulfoxides (4.19%), cinnamic acid (5.23%), fatty acid esters (1.45%) and phthalic acid esters (0.72%). Results The extract contained significant levels of total phenolic compounds and demonstrated a DPPH radical scavenging capacity of 33.70%, which is considered to be good. The antibacterial activity spectrum of O. basilicum leaves’ methanolic extract was found to be broader. The extract was tested against eight different bacteria strains, including S. cholestasis, S. aureus, S. epidermidis, K. pneumoniae, E. coli, P. mirabilis, E. faecalis, and S. cholestasis. Conclusion With an inhibition zone of 21 mm, S. aureus exhibited the highest level of antibacterial activity, whereas P. aeruginosa demonstrated the lowest value, with an inhibition zone of 15 mm. Nonetheless, the activity range was more constrained than that of regular ciprofloxacin discs.

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    Alam, M. S., Albratty, M., Ahmed, H. A. H., Najmi, A., Zoghebi, K., Rehman, Z. U., Basode, V. K., Moni, S. S., Alam, M. F., Ahsan, W., & Kochikuzhyil, B. M. (2024). Spectral Characterization, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Cold Methanolic Extract of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Leaves Growing in Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 59(1), 175–184. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.20250719