Chemical composition and antifungal activity of latex from Argemone mexicana (Cardo Santo)

Keywords: biological activity, Argemone mexicana (Cardo Santo), gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy, Kirby Bauer, phytochemical screening

Abstract

Ecuador has a wide diversity of plant species that have been used as traditional medicine, including the Argemone mexicana specie (Cardo Santo), which is distributed in various areas of the central highlands, latex is used topically, directly and in plasters, because it has antifungal properties. The present research work focuses on the characterization and identification of the chemical species present in the latex of said species, for which two extracts (aqueous and ethanolic) were obtained. Cuts were made in the plant and the latex was extracted using sterilized syringes for its subsequent characterization by means of a phytochemical screening (referential chemical analysis) and GC-MS technique (gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry). At the same time, bioactivity tests were carried out, using the Kirby Bauer technique, in the strains of fungi Botrytis cinerea and Cladoosporium spp, and with two culture media (PDA and Saubourad agar), where it was possible to verify the antifungal activity of the aqueous extract of the latex at concentrations of 10 µl and 20 µl of the extract, through the evident observation of the formation of well-defined inhibition halos. Using the secondary metabolites identified by gas chromatography-mass detector, a comparison of their chemical structures and bioactivity with similar works reported in the literature was made, which allowed attributing the antifungal activity to the identified compounds that could be responsible for the observed biological activity. 

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Published
2023-07-26
How to Cite
Curay Yaulema, C. S., Moncayo Molina, W. E., Tierra Vilema, W. P., Pulgar Astudillo, L. J., & D’Armas R, H. (2023). Chemical composition and antifungal activity of latex from Argemone mexicana (Cardo Santo). FACSALUD-UNEMI, 7(12), 19-36. https://doi.org/10.29076/issn.2602-8360vol7iss12.2023pp19-36p