1Laboratory of Plant Resource Development and Food Security in Semi-Arid Areas, South West of Algeria, BP 417, University of Tahri Mohamed Bechar, 08000, Bechar, Algeria
*Corresponding Author: Khaldi Achraf, Laboratory of Plant Resource Development and Food Security in Semi-Arid Areas, South West of Algeria, BP 417, University of Tahri Mohamed Bechar, 08000, Bechar, Algeria, Email: khaldi.achraf@univ-bechar.dz
Online published on 9 May, 2023.
The presence of antioxidants such as polyphenol, in plants may provide protection against a number of diseases. Moreover, pathogenic fungi can cause a variety of adverse health effects and pose a serious health threat to both humans and livestock. The aim of present study was to determine the antioxidant and antifungal activities of aerial part extracts from Ephedra alata Decne.
Antifungal activities were tested against three pathogens fungi using mycelial growth, sporulation and germination spores.
The determination of the polyphenol contents, total flavonoids and condensed tannins of the aerial part extracts gave respectively (TPC: 40.45±0.18 mg GAE/g, TFC: 133.25±0.11 mg QE/g, TCT: 20.76±0.19 mg CE/g). The flavonoids and methanolic extracts showed a good scavenging activity with an IC50: 0.23±0.66; 0.54±0.35 mg/ml, respectively. For antifungal properties, flavonoids extract showed the inhibitoriest activity against fungi tested, followed by methanolic extract.
Antifungal activities, Antioxidant activity, Ephedra alata Decne., Polyphenol contents, Selective extracts
