Plants (Jun 2021)

Phytochemical Characterization of <i>Phoradendron bollanum</i> and <i>Viscum album</i> subs. <i>austriacum</i> as Mexican Mistletoe Plants with Antimicrobial Activity

  • José Daniel García-García,
  • Julia Cecilia Anguiano-Cabello,
  • Roberto Arredondo-Valdés,
  • Claudio Alexis Candido del Toro,
  • José Luis Martínez-Hernández,
  • Elda Patricia Segura-Ceniceros,
  • Mayela Govea-Salas,
  • Mónica Lizeth González-Chávez,
  • Rodolfo Ramos-González,
  • Sandra Cecilia Esparza-González,
  • Juan Alberto Ascacio-Valdés,
  • Claudia Magdalena López-Badillo,
  • Anna Ilyina

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071299
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 7
p. 1299

Abstract

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In Mexico, mistletoes have several applications in traditional medicine due to the great variety of compounds with biological activities that have not been characterized to date. The goals of the present study are to analyze the composition of minerals and phytochemical compounds in Mexican mistletoes Phoradendron bollanum and Viscum album subs. austriacum qualitatively and quantitatively, identify the compounds using HPLC-MS, and assess the antimicrobial potential in phytopathogenic microorganism control. Mineral content was evaluated with X-ray fluorescence. Three types of extracts were prepared: ethanol, water, and aqueous 150 mM sodium chloride solution. Characterization was carried out using qualitative tests for phytochemical compound groups, analytical methods for proteins, reducing sugars, total phenol, flavonoids quantification, and HPLC-MS for compound identification. The antimicrobial activity of mistletoe’s liquid extracts was evaluated by microplate assay. K and Ca minerals were observed in both mistletoes. A qualitative test demonstrated alkaloids, carbohydrates, saponins, flavonoids, tannins, and quinones. Ethanolic extract showed flavonoids, 3845 ± 69 and 3067 ± 17.2 mg QE/g for Phoradendron bollanum and Viscum album subs. austriacum, respectively, while aqueous extracts showed a total phenol content of 65 ± 6.9 and 90 ± 1.19 mg GAE/g Phoradendron bollanum and Viscum album subs. austriacum, respectively. HPLC-MS identified largely hydroxycinnamic acids and methoxycinnamic acids. Clavibacter michiganenses was successfully inhibited by aqueous extract of both mistletoes.

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