A study on the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities in the ethyl acetate extract of saussurea lappa

Herbal plants are known to make a wide number of bioactive secondary metabolites and several compounds have been consequent from them for potential development of novel drugs by the pharmaceutical and agriculture industries. However medicinal plants have not been adequately explored for their potential as a source of bioactive substances. In this context Saussurea lappa ethyl acetate extract were evaluated for their potential for bioactivity. In addition, the phytochemical analysis demonstrated the greatest amounts of total phenolic and flavonoid compositions in Saussurea lappa. Ethyl acetate extracts of the Saussurea lappa for the study were prepared using antioxidant and antibacterial activity against, and Xanthomonasoryzae pv. Oryzae and Erwinia chrysanthemi, Pseudomonas fuscovaginae. Results also indicated that the ethyl acetate extract of Saussurea lappa were more effectual against the tested bacterial strains and followed by antioxidant of same extract. Chemical analyses showed that Saussurea lappa ethyl acetate extract recorded the highest percentages of the polyphenol. In conclusion, results indicated that these plants could performance as a hopeful antimicrobial agent, due to their short assassination time.