Antioxidant, Oxidant and Antimicrobial Capacities of Physarum album (Bull.) Chevall

Abstract

In the present study, total antioxidant capacity, total oxidant capacity, oxidative stress index and antimicrobial activity in the cosmopolitan myxomycete species Physarum album (Bull.) Chevall. In this context, the sample ethanol, methanol and dichloromethane extracts were obtained with Soxhlet device. TAS, TOS and OSI were determined with Rel Assay kits. Antimicrobial activities were determined with modified agar dilution method on Staphylococcus aureus, S. aureus MRSA, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Candida albicans, C. krusei, and C. glabrata. The study findings demonstrated that P. album exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity against A. baumannii. It was also determined that P. album had antioxidant capacity. In conclusion, it was determined that P. album could be consumed as a natural antioxidant and antimicrobial source.