Biological Activities and Chemical Profile of Gentiana asclepiadea and Inula helenium Ethanolic Extracts
Victoria Buza; Mihaela Niculae; Daniela Hanganu; Emoke Pall; Ramona Flavia Burtescu; Neli-Kinga Olah; Maria-Cătălina Matei-Lațiu; Ion Vlasiuc; Ilinca Iozon; Andrei Radu Szakacs; Irina Ielciu; Laura Cristina Ștefănuț
This study aimed to investigate the antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic potential of ethanolic extracts obtained from Gentiana asclepiadea L. and Inula helenium L. roots, in relation to their chemical composition. The total polyphenols, flavonoids, and phenolic acids were determined by spectrophotometric methods, while LC-MS analysis was used to evaluate the individual constituents. The antioxidant properties were tested using the FRAP and DPPH methods. The standard well diffusion and broth microdilution assays were carried out to establish in vitro antimicrobial efficacy and minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations. The cytotoxicity was tested on rat intestinal epithelial cells using the MTT assay. The results pointed out important constituents such as secoiridoid glycoside (amarogentin), phenolic acids (caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, trans-p-coumaric acid, salicylic acid), and flavonoids (apigenin, chrysin, luteolin, luteolin-7-O-glucoside, quercetin, rutoside, and naringenin) and promising antioxidant properties. The in vitro antimicrobial effect was noticed towards several pathogens (Bacillus cereus >: Staphylococcus aureus >: Enterococcus faecalis >: Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella enteritidis >: Escherichia coli), with a pronounced bactericidal activity. Rat intestinal epithelial cell viability was not affected by the selected concentrations of these two extracts. These data support the ethnomedicinal recommendations of these species and highlight them as valuable sources of bioactive compounds.
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