Antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of Carthamus lanatus.
Total dichloromethane, methanol and water extracts, their fractions as well as volatiles of Carthamus lanatus aerial parts were phytochemically screened and evaluated for antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activity. The H(2)O/MeOH fraction of the CH(2)Cl(2) extract exhibited noticeable antibacterial activity. The same fraction and the volatiles showed significant cytotoxic activity.
Taskova
Rilka
R
Institute of Botany, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria.
Mitova
Maya
M
Najdenski
Hristo
H
Tzvetkova
Iva
I
Duddeck
Helmut
H
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001156:Artemia / Q000187:drug effects*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects*; D031178:Carthamus; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts