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Published on:August 2018
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 2018; 52(4s):s108-s114
Original Article | doi:10.5530/ijper.52.4s.84

Effect of Cadmium Application on Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Total Phenolic Content of Basil Genotypes


Authors and affiliation (s):

Kürşat Korkmaz1*, Ömer Ertürk2, Melek Çol Ayvaz3, Mehmet Muharrem Özcan4, Mehmet Akgün1, Ayşegül Kirli4, Duygu Odabaş Alver5

1Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Ordu University, Ordu, TURKEY.

2Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ordu University, Ordu, TURKEY.

3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ordu University, Ordu, TURKEY.

4Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ordu University, Ordu, TURKEY.

5Giresun University, Vocational School of Health Services, Güre Campus, Giresun, TURKEY.

Abstract:

Background: Exposure to heavy metals leads to increase in reactive oxygen species. Plants have many strategies to counteract the toxic effects of heavy metal stress by activating certain intermediary metabolic activities and making physiological adjustments. Objective: This study was designed to determine total phenolic contents and antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of eight Ocimum basilicum L. genotypes grown in a soil exposed to cadmium at different levels. Methods: Total phenolic contents were calculated as gallic acid equivalent. Antioxidant activity was studied based on DPPH free radical scavenging activity. Antimicrobial activity was determined by disc diffusion method against several microorganisms. Results: The highest antimicrobial activity was observed in the case of genotype 5 against Bacillus subtilus with the inhibition diameter value as 18.50 mm for basil grown at Cd free soil. This value just decreased to 17.57 mm at the conditions with 40 mg/kg Cd. Depending on increase at cadmium dose, the best grade increase in antimicrobial activity was also observed against B.subtilus for genotype 7. Total phenolic content and DPPH radical scavenging activity values were also increased with the Cd application at low doses. At very high doses of Cd a little decrease was observed for these values. Both of the phenolic content values and DPPH scavenging activities reached their maximum values for genotypes 1,7 and 8 grown at soil exposed to 20 mg/ kg Cd. Conclusion: Although cadmium is toxic, known beneficial properties of the basil samples have not deteriorated. These improved results are due to resistance of the basil plant to survive on adverse conditions.

Key words: Cadmium toxicity, Free radical scavenging activities Ocimum basilicum L.

 




 

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