Impact of seasonal variations on polyphenolic content and antibacterial activity in Berberis lycium Royl

Periodic changes in the environmental conditions affect significantly on the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds and the therapeutic potential in medicinal plants. Although Berberis lycium is being extensively used against various ailments, specifically infectious diseases, impact of seasonal variat...

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Main Authors: Bibi ZAINAB, Zainab BIBI, Khanum KHOLA, Lin ZHOU, Zafar MAHNOOR, Mehmood Abbasi ARSHAD
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-03-01
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author Bibi ZAINAB
Zainab BIBI
Khanum KHOLA
Lin ZHOU
Zafar MAHNOOR
Mehmood Abbasi ARSHAD
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description Periodic changes in the environmental conditions affect significantly on the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds and the therapeutic potential in medicinal plants. Although Berberis lycium is being extensively used against various ailments, specifically infectious diseases, impact of seasonal variations on its polyphenolic contents and antibacterial activities has rarely been explored yet. Consequently, present study was focused on the determination of phenolics and flavonoids content and antibacterial activities in the root and stem bark of B. lycium harvested throughout the year from same location (Abbottabad) using standard analytical approaches. Relatively, stem bark had high concentration of total phenolics than root bark, but in the case of total flavonoids there was no significant difference. In root bark, the highest concentration of TPC was in the month of December (373.5±0.58 mg GAE/100 g DW), while stem bark exhibited highest concentration of TPC (476.1±13.7 mg GAE/100 g DW) in the month of January. In root bark, TFC ranged from 32.00±7.62 to 124.5±5.58 mg QE/100 g DW with highest concentration in April. Whereas, in stem bark, TFC varied from 19.51±4.94 to 135.50±7.11 mg QE/100 g DW, with highest concentration in the month of April. Likewise, in January, November and December inhibition potential was maximum against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus both in root and stem bark samples. Although, significant associations were observed between total phenolics and antibacterial activities. However total phenolics, total flavonoids, and antibacterial activities depicted negative correlations with growing conditions viz. temperature, rain fall and humidity. Our findings confirm the impact of seasonal variations on the phytochemical composition and bioactive potential in medicinal plants. Specifically, to get maximum health benefits from B. lycium, winter season could be more appropriate in the Himalayan region.
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spelling doaj-art-01a3a1d46ab44c4a922ced47684f1afd2024-11-12T05:21:42ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Holistic Integrative Pharmacy2707-36882023-03-01412940Impact of seasonal variations on polyphenolic content and antibacterial activity in Berberis lycium RoylBibi ZAINAB0Zainab BIBI1Khanum KHOLA2Lin ZHOU3Zafar MAHNOOR4Mehmood Abbasi ARSHAD5Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus 22060, PakistanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus 22060, PakistanDepartment of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus 22060, PakistanGuangdong Province Key Laboratory for Biotechnology Drug Candidates, School of Biosciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus 22060, PakistanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus 22060, Pakistan; [Corresponding authors]Periodic changes in the environmental conditions affect significantly on the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds and the therapeutic potential in medicinal plants. Although Berberis lycium is being extensively used against various ailments, specifically infectious diseases, impact of seasonal variations on its polyphenolic contents and antibacterial activities has rarely been explored yet. Consequently, present study was focused on the determination of phenolics and flavonoids content and antibacterial activities in the root and stem bark of B. lycium harvested throughout the year from same location (Abbottabad) using standard analytical approaches. Relatively, stem bark had high concentration of total phenolics than root bark, but in the case of total flavonoids there was no significant difference. In root bark, the highest concentration of TPC was in the month of December (373.5±0.58 mg GAE/100 g DW), while stem bark exhibited highest concentration of TPC (476.1±13.7 mg GAE/100 g DW) in the month of January. In root bark, TFC ranged from 32.00±7.62 to 124.5±5.58 mg QE/100 g DW with highest concentration in April. Whereas, in stem bark, TFC varied from 19.51±4.94 to 135.50±7.11 mg QE/100 g DW, with highest concentration in the month of April. Likewise, in January, November and December inhibition potential was maximum against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus both in root and stem bark samples. Although, significant associations were observed between total phenolics and antibacterial activities. However total phenolics, total flavonoids, and antibacterial activities depicted negative correlations with growing conditions viz. temperature, rain fall and humidity. Our findings confirm the impact of seasonal variations on the phytochemical composition and bioactive potential in medicinal plants. Specifically, to get maximum health benefits from B. lycium, winter season could be more appropriate in the Himalayan region.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2707368823000936Seasonal variationpolyphenolicsantibacterialBerberis lyciumHimalayas
spellingShingle Bibi ZAINAB
Zainab BIBI
Khanum KHOLA
Lin ZHOU
Zafar MAHNOOR
Mehmood Abbasi ARSHAD
Impact of seasonal variations on polyphenolic content and antibacterial activity in Berberis lycium Royl
Journal of Holistic Integrative Pharmacy
Seasonal variation
polyphenolics
antibacterial
Berberis lycium
Himalayas
title Impact of seasonal variations on polyphenolic content and antibacterial activity in Berberis lycium Royl
title_full Impact of seasonal variations on polyphenolic content and antibacterial activity in Berberis lycium Royl
title_fullStr Impact of seasonal variations on polyphenolic content and antibacterial activity in Berberis lycium Royl
title_full_unstemmed Impact of seasonal variations on polyphenolic content and antibacterial activity in Berberis lycium Royl
title_short Impact of seasonal variations on polyphenolic content and antibacterial activity in Berberis lycium Royl
title_sort impact of seasonal variations on polyphenolic content and antibacterial activity in berberis lycium royl
topic Seasonal variation
polyphenolics
antibacterial
Berberis lycium
Himalayas
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2707368823000936
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