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Haorongbam Joldy Devi1, Prathiba Gnanasekaran2 , Yumnam Asha Devi1, Durai Saravanan3, Thiyagarajan Gopal3, Venkataraman Balakumar4, Abdullah Mohammed Ayedh Al-adhreai5, Christopher Rachel Chella Rani2, Bakia Lakshmi Roopika2 and Dhivakar Preethi Yazhini2
1Department of Microbiology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Department of Microbiology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3Centre for Laboratory Animal Technology and Research, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
4Department of Prosthodontics, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
5Centre for Molecular and Nanomedical Sciences, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Article Number: 10717 | © The Author(s). 2025
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2025;19(4):2757-2767. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.19.4.11
Received: 22 June 2025 | Accepted: 02 September 2025 | Published online: 09 October 2025
Abstract

The present study focused on identifying antimicrobial and antioxidant bioactive fraction from Syzygium cumini leaf extract. Initial screening through contact-thin layer chromatography (TLC) bioautography identified active regions, which were subsequently subjected to partial purification by preparative TLC (PTLC). This partially purified fraction was characterized using UV-Visible (UV-Vis) Spectroscopy, ATR-FTIR, and GC-MS. Antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Mucor species was evaluated using the disc diffusion assay, while antioxidant potential was assessed through the DPPH radical scavenging assay. The solvent system containing ethyl acetate, acetic acid, formic acid, and water (7:1:3:2.5) successfully separated a distinct chromatographic spot exhibiting antimicrobial activity. UV-Vis analysis exhibited a λmax peak at 224 nm. ATR-FTIR spectra revealed the presence of functional groups, including O-H (phenols), C=C (aromatic rings), and C=C (alkynes), suggesting a phenolic nature of the compounds. GC-MS analysis identified 17 compounds within this bioactive fraction. Notably, this purified fraction demonstrated significant antimicrobial properties, with inhibition zones of 21.77 ± 0.68 mm against S. aureus and 24.93 ± 0.80 mm against Mucor sp., and also possessed significant antioxidant activity (IC50 value of 56.75 µg/mL).

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Bioactive Fraction, Syzygium cumini Leaf, Contact-TLC Bioautography, Preparative TLC, UV-visible Spectroscopy, ATR-FTIR, GC-MS Analysis

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