Chemical Characteristics of Ethanol and Water Extracts of Black Alder ( Alnus glutinosa L.) Acorns and Their Antibacterial, Anti-Fungal and Antitumor Properties.
Agnieszka Nawirska-OlszańskaEwa ZaczyńskaAnna CzarnyJoanna Kolniak-OstekPublished in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
The aim of this study was to identify polyphenolic compounds contained in ethanol and water extracts of black alder ( Alnus glutinosa L.) acorns and evaluate their anti-cancer and antimicrobial effects. The significant anti-cancer potential on the human skin epidermoid carcinoma cell line A431 and the human epithelial cell line A549 derived from lung carcinoma tissue was observed. Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of alder acorns inhibited the growth of mainly Gram-positive microorganisms ( Staphylococcus aureus , Bacillus subtilis , Streptococcus mutans ) and yeast-like fungi ( Candida albicans , Candida glabrata ), as well as Gram-negative ( Escherichia coli , Citrobacter freundii , Proteus mirabilis , Pseudomonas aeruginosa ) strains. The identification of polyphenols was carried out using an ACQUITY UPLC-PDA-MS system. The extracts were composed of 29 compounds belonging to phenolic acids, flavonols, ellagitannins and ellagic acid derivatives. Ellagitannins were identified as the predominant phenolics in ethanol and aqueous extract (2171.90 and 1593.13 mg/100 g DM, respectively) The results may explain the use of A. glutinosa extracts in folk medicine.
Keyphrases
- candida albicans
- biofilm formation
- gram negative
- staphylococcus aureus
- escherichia coli
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- multidrug resistant
- bacillus subtilis
- endothelial cells
- mass spectrometry
- oxidative stress
- cystic fibrosis
- ionic liquid
- metabolic syndrome
- ms ms
- acinetobacter baumannii
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- drug resistant
- simultaneous determination
- high resolution
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- insulin resistance
- anti inflammatory
- climate change