Toxicological studies and bioactivity-guided identification of antimicrobially active compounds from crude aqueous stem bark extract of Boswellia dalzielii

Authors

  • Bahauddeen Salisu Dandashire Department of Microbiology, Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Nigeria
  • Abdulkadir Magaji Magashi Department of Microbiology, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
  • Bashir Abdulkadir Department of Microbiology, Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Nigeria
  • Muhammad Adamu Abbas Department of Human Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
  • Mohammed Dauda Goni Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Abdulmalik Yakubu Department of Microbiology, Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina, Nigeria

Keywords:

Antimicrobial; bioactivity; Boswellia dalzielii; chromatography; subchronic toxicity; GC-MS; HPLC; spectrophotometry

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of this study is to isolate, identify, and quantify the active antimicrobial compounds present in the crude aqueous stem bark extract of B. dalzielii using some common pathogenic microorganisms as well as toxicological profile.

Material and Methods: Crude aqueous stem bark extract of Boswellia dalzielii (CASEB) was partitioned by preparative thin layer chromatography (PTLC) using chloroform–methanol–water, 8:2:1 (v/v). The resulting bands were extracted using chloroform–methanol (50:50). The extract of each band was evaluated for antimicrobial activity on Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Salmonella typhi, and Candida albicans by disc diffusion. Compounds in the most antimicrobially bioactive fraction (MAAF) were identified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry (FT-IR), and gas chromatography- mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Toxicological profile of the CASEB was evaluated by studying its effect in albino Wister rats.

Results: PTLC produced five bands/fractions of which the MAAF was identified as RF2-fraction being active against all the isolates except E. coli and K. pneumoniae. HPLC of the MAAF revealed seven components; FT-IR revealed 17 functional groups; GC-MS revealed five compounds of which 93.18% are Oleic acid (44.88%), Squalene (34.16%), and n-Hexadecanoic acid (14.14%). The acute toxicity showed LD50 > 3,000 mg/kg. Sub-chronic toxicity showed that higher doses of the CASEB caused significant changes in liver function indices and a fatty change with lymphocytic infiltration (sign of acute hepatitis) in the liver tissues, but none of these changes were observed in the kidneys.

Conclusion: The antimicrobially active compounds in CASEB were Oleic acid, Squalene, and n-Hexadecanoic acid. These can be further purified and used as precursors of new antimicrobial agents for treating infections especially those due to fungi and Pseudomonas spp. that are known to resist wide array of antimicrobial agents. The LD50 of CASEB is >3,000 mg/kg in rats. However, long-term consumption of CASEB is associated with significant liver damage.

J. Adv. Vet. Anim. Res., 6(2): 183-192, June 2019

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2019-06-13

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Dandashire, B. S., Magashi, A. M., Abdulkadir, B., Abbas, M. A., Goni, M. D., & Yakubu, A. (2019). Toxicological studies and bioactivity-guided identification of antimicrobially active compounds from crude aqueous stem bark extract of Boswellia dalzielii. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 6(2), 183–192. Retrieved from https://banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/41755

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019)

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