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Antioxidant, antibacterial activity, and phytochemical characterization of Melaleuca cajuputi extract

Al-Abd NM 1 , Mohamed Nor Z 2 , Mansor M 3 , Azhar F 4 , Hasan MS 5 , Kassim M 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nazehali78@yahoo.com
  • 2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. zuraineemn@um.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. marzida@um.edu.my
  • 4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. fadzly.ktrade@gmail.com
  • 5 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. shahnaz_hasan@um.edu.my
  • 6 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. zoobeadi@yahoo.com
BMC Complement Altern Med, 2015;15:385.
PMID: 26497742 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-015-0914-y

Abstract

The threat posed by drug-resistant pathogens has resulted in the increasing momentum in research and development for effective alternative medications. The antioxidant and antibacterial properties of phytochemical extracts makes them attractive alternative complementary medicines. Therefore, this study evaluated the phytochemical constituents of Melaleuca cajuputi flower and leaf (GF and GL, respectively) extracts and their antioxidant and antibacterial activities.

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