title: Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of lichen Usnea ghattensis in vitro.
abstract: Various solvent extracts of the lichen Usnea ghattensis showed good antioxidant activity. A methanol extract prevented lipid peroxidation by 87% followed by 65% in Trolox at 20 microg/ml. It also showed superoxide anion scavenging activity and free radical scavenging activity 56% and 73%, respectively. The known antioxidants butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), butylated hydroxyanisol (BHA) and quercetin at similar concentrations showed superoxide anion scavenging activity of 68, 59 and 47% and free radical scavenging activity 83, 77 and 69%, respectively. In addition, these extracts were inhibitory against Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus with MIC values of 5-10 microg/ml.
authors.affiliation: Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, 411 004, Pune, India. bcbehera2002@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sonone
authors.forename: Urmila
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Makhija
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene / Q000737:chemistry; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000737:chemistry; D020949:Usnea / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013481:Superoxides; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene