Antifungal and Antioxidant Profile of Ethnomedicinally Important Liverworts (Pellia endivaefolia and Plagiochasma appendiculatum) Used by Indigenous Tribes of District Reasi: North West Himalayas

Sharma, Anil Kumar; Slathia, Shummu; Gupta, Dimple; Handa, Neha; Pal, Sikander; Langer, Anima; Bhardwaj, Renu

doi:10.1007/s40011-014-0373-0

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“…Studies also revealed that the antioxidant values of liverworts were closer to those of vascular plants. Guaiacol peroxidase and catalase activity of P. appendiculatum was found higher than Pellia endivaefolia, while superoxide dismutase, ascorbic acid, proline, glutathione, and total phenols were found higher in P. endivaefolia than P. appendiculatum [40].…”

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Bryophytes: A Potential Source of Antioxidants

Gahtori¹,

Chaturvedi²

2020

Bryophytes

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A variety of degenerative diseases are caused by free radicals. Oxidative stress, the major cause of the diseases, is due to the imbalance between the free radicals and the antioxidants. To overcome this imbalance, the body needs antioxidants whether endogenously present or supplied from exogenous sources. Hence, the search of effective natural antioxidants is greatly needed to fight the onset of degenerative diseases and aging. Indeed, vascular plants are well-known sources of good and efficient natural antioxidants. Non-tracheophytes are however relatively unexplored. Interestingly, these atracheophytes are endowed with the remarkable property of desiccation tolerance which makes them unique in the plant kingdom. The property is attributed to its specialized structure and rich reservoir of phytochemicals. Therefore, there is a need to bioprospect this rich resource for antioxidants.

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Section: Antioxidant Property In Bryophytesmentioning

confidence: 73%

Bryophytes: A Potential Source of Antioxidants

Gahtori¹,

Chaturvedi²

2020

Bryophytes

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“…CAT was calculated 0.01 UA/mg protein, as this amount was very little, so correlation was not calculated in catalase. Sharma et al (2015) conducted research comparing catalase activity in two liverwort species, Plagiochasma sp. and Pellia sp.…”

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“…Higher plants, particularly angiosperms, are commonly explored and used as antioxidant sources. However, there is much work going on in foreign countries in exploring bryophytes as antioxidant sources, but only reports in India (Singh et al, 2006;Krishnan and Murugan, 2013;Sharma et al, 2015), which have a strong defense mechanism to survive in highly diverse habitats and have a reservoir of many phytochemicals, are not well studied for antioxidant profiles.…”

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Exploring the Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbology on the Antioxidant Potential of Liverwort Asterella multiflora: A Comprehensive Study on Rhizoid and Thallus Anatomy

Verma,

Kotwal

et al. 2024

IJERR

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is a vital ecological interaction between plants and fungi that enhances nutrient uptake and plant resilience. While extensively studied in vascular plants, AM symbiosis in liverworts remains relatively unexplored. Six populations of Asterella multiflora were collected throughout the year to scan for arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and enzymatic antioxidant activity. Percent mycorrhizal colonization was measured in smooth as well as tuberculated rhizoids. Anatomical detail of the thallus was also observed. Arbuscules were observed in the cells of the storage zone of the thallus. Enzymatic antioxidant activities, i.e., superoxide dismutase (SOD), guaiacol peroxidase (GPOX), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase activity (APOX) and glutathione reductase activity (GR) were calculated. Maximum enzyme activity was observed in ascorbate peroxidase, which calculated 1.92-2.09 UA/mg protein, while catalase showed minimum activity of 0.01 UA/mg protein. A positive correlation was observed between enzyme activities and percent mycorrhizal colonization. This study delves into AM symbiosis in liverworts, focusing on Asterella multiflora and investigates the impact of AM colonization on enzymatic antioxidant activities, i.e., superoxide dismutase (SOD), guaiacol peroxidase (GPOX), catalase (CAT) ascorbate peroxidase activity (APOX) and glutathione reductase activity (GR). Antioxidants play a crucial role in stress tolerance and plant health, making them central to understanding the implications of symbiotic relationships.

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“…In addition to phenolics, other protective metabolites such as ascorbate, glutathione, tocopherols, polyols, and carotenoids also play an important role in antioxidative protection alongside antioxidative enzymes (peroxidases, catalases, and superoxid dismutases). Those two components, i.e., enzymatic and non-enzymatic, both participate in salt and oxidative stress tolerance [ 28 ].…”

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Analysis of the Qualitative and Quantitative Content of the Phenolic Compounds of Selected Moss Species under NaCl Stress

et al. 2023

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The response to salt stress analysed by quantitative and qualitative analyses in three selected moss species was studied. Non-halophytic funaroid Physcomitrium patens and two halophytic mosses, funaroid Entosthodon hungaricus and pottioid Hennediella heimii were exposed to salt stress under controlled in vitro conditions. The results clearly showed various phenolics to be present and included to some extent as a non-enzymatic component of oxidative, i.e., salt stress. The common pattern of responses characteristic of phenolic compounds was not present in these moss species, but in all three species the role of phenolics to stress tolerance was documented. The phenolic p-coumaric acid detected in all three species is assumed to be a common phenolic included in the antioxidative response and salt-stress tolerance. Although the stress response in each species also included other phenolics, the mechanisms were different, and also dependent on the stress intensity and duration.

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Antifungal and Antioxidant Profile of Ethnomedicinally Important Liverworts (Pellia endivaefolia and Plagiochasma appendiculatum) Used by Indigenous Tribes of District Reasi: North West Himalayas

Cited by 12 publications

References 16 publications

Bryophytes: A Potential Source of Antioxidants

Bryophytes: A Potential Source of Antioxidants

Exploring the Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbology on the Antioxidant Potential of Liverwort Asterella multiflora: A Comprehensive Study on Rhizoid and Thallus Anatomy

Analysis of the Qualitative and Quantitative Content of the Phenolic Compounds of Selected Moss Species under NaCl Stress

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