Chemical composition, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anthocyanin activities of mosses (Cinclidotus fontinaloides (Hedw.) P.Beauv. and Palustriella commutata (Hedw.) Ochyra) gathered from Turkey

• Published in: Natural product research 2017-09, Vol.31 (18), p.2169-2173
• Main Authors: Yayintas, Ozlem Tonguc, Alpaslan, Duygu, Karagul Yuceer, Yonca, Yilmaz, Selehattin, Sahiner, Nurettin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: anthocyanin activity; Anthocyanins - chemistry; Anthocyanins - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Infective Agents - chemistry; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial/antioxidant; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - chemistry; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Bryophyta; Bryophyta - chemistry; Candida albicans - drug effects; Chemical composition; Cinclidotus fontinaloides; Cinclidotus fontinaloides and Palustriella commutata; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical - methods; E coli; Equivalence; Ethanol; Flavonoids - analysis; Gallic acid; Gallic Acid - analysis; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Mathematical analysis; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Mosses; Palustriella commutata; Phenols; Plant Extracts - analysis; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Turkey; Vitamin E
• ISSN: 1478-6419; 1478-6427
• DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2016.1277355

Cinclidotus fontinaloides (Hedw.) P. Beauv. and Palustriella commutata (Hedw.) Ochyra were used in this study. The chemical composition of mosses in the ethanol and water extract was determined using GC-MS and FT-IR. Antioxidant activities of moss extracts were tested by total phenol and ABTS methods. Trolox equivalent value (TEAC) of mosses was calculated as 26 ± 0.32 and 10 ± 0.22 mg/g. The amounts of the flavonoid compounds were calculated as mg gallic acid. Gallic acid equivalent value of mosses was calculated as 587 ± 0.55 and 496 ± 0.22 mg/g. The extracts antimicrobial activity was tested against Escherichia coli (ATCC 8739), Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 10145) and Candida albicans (ATCC 10231). Significant antibacterial effect was observed for C. fontinaloides and P. commutata in ethanol extract. Total anthocyanin activities of C. fontinaloides and P. commutata were determined as 50 ± 0.17 and 144 ± 0.33 mg/L.