SCUTELLARİA YILDIRIMLİİ M. ÇİÇEK & A.E. YAPRAK EKSTRELERİNİN ANTİMİKROBİYAL, ANTİBİYOFİLM VE ÇOĞUNLUĞU ALGILAMA İNHİBİSYONU AKTİVİTELERİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI

Year 2025, Volume: 49 Issue: 3, 756 - 765, 19.09.2025

Damla Haddur Acikalin , Gülçin Saltan İşcan , Suna Sibel Rızvanoğlu , Hediye Kamuran İleri Özler , Mustafa Korkmazyiğit , Müjde Eryılmaz

https://doi.org/10.33483/jfpau.1646794

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma kapsamında, Scutellaria yıldırımlii bitkisinin toprak üstü kısımlarından elde edilen ekstrelerin antimikrobiyal, antibiyofilm, ve çoğunluğu algılama mekanizması aktivite potansiyelinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Sıvı- sıvı ekraksiyon metodu ile, %80 metanollü total ektsreden, petrol eteri (PEE), etil asetat (EAE), ve sulu (AE) alt ekstreler elde edilmiştir. Antimikrobiyal aktivite testi, broth mikrodilüsyon metodu ile; antibiyofilm aktivite testi, mikroplaka-bazlı biyofilm modeli ve kristal viyole deneyi ile; çoğunluğu algılama mekanizması aktivite testi, disk difüzyon metodu ile yapılmıştır.
Sonuç ve Tartışma: Ekstreler, test edilen bakterilere karşı 625 ile 10.000 µg/ml arasında değişen MIC değerleri sergilemiştir. Bunlar arasında, TE ve PEE ekstreleri, hem Gram-pozitif hem de Gram-negatif test bakterilerine karşı en güçlü antibakteriyel aktiviteyi göstermiştir. Özellikle, PEE ekstreleri yalnızca Candida albicans ATCC 10231’e karşı antifungal aktivite göstermiş olup, MIC değeri 625 µg/ml olarak belirlenmiştir. Diğer ekstrelerde ise herhangi bir antifungal aktivite gözlemlenmemiştir. Ancak, genel olarak, antimikrobiyal etkiler standart antimikrobiyallerle kıyaslandığında zayıf kalmıştır. 2500 µg/ml konsantrasyonda, AE, TE, PEE ve EAE ekstrelerinin biyofilm inhibisyon yüzdeleri sırasıyla %76.79, %57.47, %54.81 ve %51.09 olarak ölçülmüştür. Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472’ye karşı MIC değerlerine dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilen çoğunluğu algılama mekanizması aktivite testi, herhangi bir violasein inhibisyon bölgesi göstermemiştir; bu da çoğunluğu algılama mekanizması aktivitesinin bulunmadığını ortaya koymuştur. Test sonuçları, S. yıldırımlii’nin, birçok Scutellaria türüne kıyasla daha güçlü antimikrobiyal özelliklere sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu durum, bitki ekstrelerinin antibiyotiklere dirençli bakterilere karşı tedavi geliştirme açısından umut verici adaylar olabileceğini düşündürmektedir. Bununla birlikte, bitkinin tıbbi potansiyelinin tam olarak anlaşılması ve doğrulanması için daha fazla araştırma yapılması gerekmektedir.

Keywords

Antibiyofilm aktivite , antimikrobiyal aktivite , çoğunluğu algılama mekanizması aktivitesi , ekstraksiyon , Scutellaria yıldırımlii

Project Number

TYL-2023-2946

INVESTIGATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIBIOFILM AND ANTI-QUORUM SENSING ACTIVITIES OF EXTRACTS FROM SCUTELLARIA YILDIRIMLII M. ÇİÇEK & A.E. YAPRAK

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to investigate the antimicrobial, antibiofilm, and anti-quorum sensing (anti-QS) properties of extracts derived from the aerial parts of Scutellaria yildirimlii M. Çiçek & A.E. Yaprak.
Material and Method: Using a liquid-liquid extraction method, petroleum ether (PEE), ethyl acetate (EAE), and aqueous (AE) sub-extracts were obtained from the total extract (TE) prepared with 80% methanol. Broth microdilution method assessed antimicrobial activity, microplate-based biofilm model and crystal violet assay assessed antibiofilm activity, and disk diffusion method assessed anti-quorum sensing activity
Result and Discussion: The extracts exhibited MIC values ranging from 625 to 10000 µg/ml against the tested bacteria. Among them, the TE and PEE extracts showed the strongest antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative test bacteria. Notably, only the PEE extract demonstrated antifungal activity against Candida albicans ATCC 10231, with an MIC value of 625 µg/ml, while no antifungal activity was observed for the other extracts. However, the antimicrobial effects were generally weak compared to standard antimicrobials. At a concentration of 2500 µg/ml, the biofilm inhibition percentages for AE, TE, PEE, and EAE extracts were 76.79%, 57.47%, 54.81%, and 51.09%, respectively. An anti-QS activity test, conducted based on MIC values against Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472, revealed no violacein inhibition zones, indicating a lack of anti-QS activity. The test results demonstrated that S. yildirimlii possesses greater antimicrobial properties than many other Scutellaria species. This indicates that its extracts could serve as promising candidates for developing treatments against the increasing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Nonetheless, additional research is essential to thoroughly investigate and confirm the plant’s potential as a medicinal resource.

Keywords

Antibiofilm activity , antimicrobial activity , anti-quorum sensing activity , extraction , Scutellaria yildirimlii

Ethical Statement

This work was financially supported by the Ankara University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit.

Supporting Institution

Ankara University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit.

Project Number

TYL-2023-2946

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