Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Some Mosses

Atakan Benek1,*, Kerem Canlı2,3, Ergin Murat Altuner4

1Kastamonu University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Biology, Kastamonu, Turkey
2Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Izmir, Turkey
3Dokuz Eylül University, Research and Application Center for Fauna Flora (FAMER), Izmir, Turkey
4Kastamonu University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Kastamonu, Turkey
* Corresponding author: atakan.benek@hotmail.com

In this study, in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Plagiomnium medium (Bruch & Schimp.), Leptodon smithii (Hedw.), Rhynchostegium alopecuroides(Brid.) A.J.E.Sm., Nogopterium gracile (Hedw.) Crosby & W.R.Buck, Pylasia polyantha (Hedw.) and Timmia bavarica (Hessl.) was investigated. The antimicrobial activity of prepared moss ethanol extracts was determined using the disk diffusion method against 20 strains. The DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) method was used to determine the antioxidant activity. As a result of the antimicrobial activity test, it was found to be effective against multi-drug resistant and standard Staphylococcus aureus strains, which is an important hospital infection. As a result of the antioxidant activity test, an antioxidant effect was observed in all samples, and it was determined that the P. medium sample had the highest effect with an EC50 value of 6.0826 μg/mL.
Keywords: Antimicrobial activity; antioxidant activity; disk diffusion method; DPPH; moss

How to cite: Benek A, Canli K, Altuner EM. (2023) Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Some Mosses. Anatolian Bryology, 9(1): 42-49.

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