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PR · Lens · Identification of Bioactive Ingredients of Traditional Medicinal Plants Psiadia arabica Jaub. Tamarix articulata, Terminalia arjuna and Rhazya stricta by GC-MS in Saudi Arabia

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Article · Volume 16, Issue 3 · pp. 570–573

Identification of Bioactive Ingredients of Traditional Medicinal Plants Psiadia arabica Jaub. Tamarix articulata, Terminalia arjuna and Rhazya stricta by GC-MS in Saudi Arabia

Taha A. Kumosani1,2,3, Abeer Alnefayee1, Elie Barbour2,4, Mohammed Qari5, Tarek Ahmed6,7, Said Salama Moselhy8

  1. 1Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA.
  2. 2Experimental Biochemistry Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA.
  3. 3Production of Bio-products for Industrial Application Research Group, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA.
  4. 4Director of R and D Department, Opticon Hygiene Consulting, Oechsli, 78807, Zurich, SWITZERLAND.
  5. 5Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA.
  6. 6Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA.
  7. 7Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EGYPT.
  8. 8Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT.

Abstract

Objectives: This study identified the main bioactive constituents extracted from a mixture containing four plant extracts. Four Saudi Traditional Medicinal plant extracts containing Psiadia arabica Jaub, Tamarix articulata, Terminalia arjuna and Rhazya stricta were identified using GC-Mass.Materials and Methods: The samples Psiadia arabica Jaub, Tamarix articulata, Terminalia arjuna and Rhazya stricta were collected from various regions of Saudi Arabia. The air-dried parts of each plant were powdered and soaked in methanol for 24 hr, except Psiadia arabica Jaub in chloroform. After that, it was obtaining the concentration plant extract through a rotary evaporator. The mixture of plant extracts was analyzed by GC-MS spectrometry.Results: The most abundant compounds identified including heneicosane (7.3%), tetradecane 4,11-dimethyl- (7.11%), Phytol (1.5%), dodecane, 2,6,10-trimethyl- (1.9%) and hexadecane (1.1%), while the lowest concentrations were observed for 10-methylnonadecane, n-hexadecane, tridecane, 2-methyl-, Naphthalene, 1,2,4a,5,6,8a-hexahydro-4,7-dimethyl-1-(1-methylethyl)- and Dodecane, 2,6,11-trimethyl-. One of the main constituents noticed in the combination of four plants was heneicosane, which exhibits a strong antimicrobial effect. In addition, phytol showed multiple effects, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, ant nociceptive, anxiolytic, metabolism-modulating and immune-modulating.Conclusion: These functional molecules identified are known to have different biological activities as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-proliferative and antidiabetic. Further studies needed to investigate the mechanism of action through signaling pathwayin vivo and in vitro study.

Keywords: Bioactive ingredients; GC-MS Analysis; Psiadia arabica Jaub; Rhazya stricta; Saudi Arabia; Tamarix articulata; Terminalia arjuna; Traditional medicinal plants

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