Antioxidant, Antifungal and Phytochemical Investigations of Capparis spinosa L

Ilhem Rajhi, Fabio Hernandez-Ramos, Manef Abderrabba, Med Taieb Ben Dhia, Sameh Ayadi and Jalel Labidi
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Ilhem Rajhi: Faculty of Sciences of Tunisia, University of Tunisia El Manar, Farhat Hached University Campus PB 94, Rommana, Tunis 1068, Tunisia
Fabio Hernandez-Ramos: Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of the Basque Country—UPV/EHU, Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Manef Abderrabba: Laboratory of Materials, Molecules and Application, Preparatory Institute for Scientific and Technical Studies, Marsa 2070, Tunisia
Med Taieb Ben Dhia: Faculty of Sciences of Tunisia, University of Tunisia El Manar, Farhat Hached University Campus PB 94, Rommana, Tunis 1068, Tunisia
Sameh Ayadi: Laboratoire Matériaux Traitement et Analyse, INRAP, Technopôle Sidi-Thabet, Tunis 2020, Tunisia
Jalel Labidi: Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of the Basque Country—UPV/EHU, Plaza Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 10, 1-16

Abstract: The antioxidant and antifungal activities of crude hydro-ethanolic extract from Capparis spinosa L. (Capparidaceae) leaves and their fractions, obtained by liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) using solvents with increasing polarity (hexane, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water), were investigated. The crude extract and the obtained fractions were characterized by colorimetric analysis, pyrolysis-gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectroscopy (MS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, and their antioxidant and antifungal capacity were determined. It was observed that the ethyl acetate fraction was enriched in polyphenols, the butanol fraction resulted in purified from proteins and the residual aqueous fraction contains more hydrophobic compounds. The evaluation of the antioxidant activity revealed that the ethyl acetate fraction possesses an interesting capacity 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) radical scavenging with a percentage of inhibition of 84.02% at a concentration of 2 mg/mL and better ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) 4.275 ± 0.011 mmol/g of dry sample than the other fractions tested. Regarding the antifungal activity, the diethyl ether fraction showed the highest activity against Aspergillus niger with 58.78% of inhibition. The results obtained in this work showed the relevance of the valorization of the leaves of Capparis spinosa L., given its richness in bioactive molecules can be regarded as a natural source of antioxidant and antifungal and may be considered in the future to replace synthetic preservatives in food, pharmaceutic products and cosmetic.

Keywords: Capparis spinosa L.; fractionation; natural products; hydroxyl-aromatic; protein; antifungal; antioxidant (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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