Cytotoxic, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of <i>Commelina diffusa</i> Burm. F.
- 1 Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 4 Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 5 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract
Commelina diffusa Burm. F. is a herbaceous tropical plant with different traditional medicinal uses. Present study is aimed to isolate the bioactive compounds from DCM-Methanol extract of the powdered whole plant of Commelina diffusa and to investigate the cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the crude extract and its twelve vacuum liquid chromatographic fraction (CD 1-12 ). Vacuum Liquid Chromatography (VLC) was employed to isolate bioactive metabolites. The physicochemical properties of the isolated compound were examined and the molecular structure was elucidated by NMR spectroscopy. Cytotoxic, antibacterial, antioxidant activities were evaluated following brine shrimp lethality bioassay, disc diffusion method and DPPH free radical scavenging assay respectively. The isolated compound was identified as steroid (stigmasterol) which had significant cytotoxic effect on vero cell line. The crude extract and its fractions (CD8-CD12) exhibited strong cytotoxicity in brine shrimp lethality bioassay having LC 50 values 3.79, 9.19, 29.49, 16.60, 19.36, 44.58 μg/mL respectively. The crude extract showed mild to strong antibacterial activity. Fractions (CD5-CD12) showed mild to strong antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli in comparison with Kanamycin (standard). Strong antioxidant activities were found in crude extract (IC 50 value 30.52 μg/ml), CD11 (IC 50 value 39.27 μg/ml) and CD12 (IC 50 value 19.50 μg/ml). The study suggests Commelina diffusa plant extract to have strong antioxidant and cytotoxic activity which is indicative of presence of compounds with broad spectrum of curative applications. One compound namely stigmasterol has been isolated from the plant.
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