北桑寄生产黄酮内生菌的分离鉴定及其抗氧化和抑菌活性评价

【背景】北桑寄生(Loranthus tanakae)植物中黄酮类化合物成分含量较高,生物活性较好。由于植物资源短缺,导致其生物活性成分的研究受限。【目的】从北桑寄生中分离、筛选和鉴定产黄酮类化合物的内生菌,并评估其体外抗氧化和抑菌活性。【方法】以北桑寄生枝条为研究对象分离内生菌,通过显色反应和薄层色谱法(thin-layer chromatography,TLC)筛选产黄酮类化合物的内生菌,并采用NaNO₂-Al (NO₃)₃比色法测定其总黄酮含量。利用清除自由基和抑菌的体外实验来初步评估产黄酮内生菌的生物活性。【结果】共筛选出4株产黄酮内生菌,其中3株为内生真菌,1株为内生细菌,通过形态学和分子生物学方法将其分别鉴定为Botryosphaeria sp.(ZC020)、Phoma sp.(ZZ105)、Nemania sp.(ZS042)和Pseudomonas sp.(ZC026)。4株菌中ZC020和ZS042的总黄酮含量较高,分别为(44.58±0.72) mg/L和(31.98±0.18) mg/L (P<0.05,n=3),并且ZS042可产生与北桑寄生植物相同类型的黄酮类化合物。ZC026和ZS042表现出优异的抗氧化活性,其1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼(1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl,DPPH)和2,2''-联氮-二(3-乙基苯并噻唑啉-6-磺酸)二铵盐[2,2''-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt,ABTS]自由基清除率分别为72.85%±0.66%(ZC026)、57.01%±0.89%(ZS042)和85.36%±0.75%(ZC026)、88.17%±0.15%(ZS042)(P<0.05,n=3)。ZZ105对革兰氏阳性菌和革兰氏阴性菌均有抑制作用。【结论】从北桑寄生枝条中分离出4株产黄酮类化合物的内生菌,其中有一株为内生细菌。这项工作为北桑寄生黄酮类化合物的生产提供了新的资源,也为其他珍稀药用植物和材料的开发和保护提供了参考。     

一株抗茶炭疽菌和魔芋镰刀菌的淀粉酶产色链霉菌的分离、鉴定及生防潜能

【背景】放线菌是一类重要的生防菌,具有强大的代谢活性,能产生抗生素、酶、酶抑制剂和激素等天然产物抑制病原物生长。【目的】从茶树根际分离得到放线菌,研究候选放线菌对茶炭疽菌和魔芋镰刀菌的抑菌活性及其生防潜能。【方法】分别以茶炭疽病致病菌Colletotrichum camelliae和魔芋茎腐病致病菌Fusarium solani为指示菌,采用土壤稀释涂布法、平板对峙法和菌丝生长速率法,从茶树根际土壤中分离、筛选拮抗放线菌,并根据菌株的形态特征、生理生化特性和系统发育分析结果对其进行分类鉴定,并开展候选放线菌的产促生相关物质和分泌细胞壁水解酶能力的定性检测试验。【结果】共分离得到14株拮抗放线菌,菌株A-dyzsc04-2的拮抗效果最强,被鉴定为淀粉酶产色链霉菌（Streptomyces diastatochromogenes）。该菌株的活菌体对C. camelliae和F. solani的抑制率分别为66.71%±1.23%和71.59%±2.46%,其无菌发酵滤液对2种指示菌的抑菌率均大于90%;此外,菌株A-dyzsc04-2还具有产嗜铁素和葡聚糖酶以及溶解无机磷的能力。【结论】菌株A-dyzsc04-2是一株优良的生防菌,具有较高的开发利用价值,研究结果为菌株A-dyzsc04-2防治茶炭疽病和魔芋茎腐病提供了理论支撑。     

西藏扎布耶盐碱湖细菌的多样性与分离菌株的生长特性

【背景】扎布耶湖位于青藏高原地区,是以水体中富含高浓度CO₃²⁻、HCO₃⁻和Na⁺为显著特性的盐碱湖,因其地理位置高寒、高海拔,人迹罕至,涉及该盐湖微生物的研究相对较少。【目的】系统探究湖水中细菌多样性和菌种资源等,发掘可利用的潜在菌种。【方法】采用Illumina测序16S rRNA基因V3−V4区分析扎布耶湖细菌的群落结构组成、物种多样性特征;采用纯培养筛选分离可培养细菌,明确分离菌株分类学地位、生长特性及产酸能力,同时测定分离菌株四氢嘧啶(ectoine)、吲哚乙酸(3-indoleacetic acid, IAA)和胞外聚合物(extracellular polymeric substances, EPS)的积聚量。【结果】Illumina测序明确分类地位的细菌有21门44纲86目583属,其中优势门类群是变形菌门(Proteobacteria, 25.11%−67.60%)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes, 4.84%−35.02%)和厚壁菌门(Firmicutes, 1.24%−11.01%),优势属类群是克雷伯氏菌属(Klebsiella, 0.01%−9.53%)、盐单胞菌属(Halomonas, 0.54%−8.75%)、芽单胞菌属(Gemmatimonas, 2.39%−6.00%)和腈基降解菌属(Nitriliruptor, 1.27%−6.26%)。纯培养法筛选获得嗜盐碱菌38株,其中芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus) 23株(60.53%)和盐单胞菌属(Halomonas) 10株(26.32%),菌株均具有耐盐碱和产酸能力(19.80%−29.68%)。大多数菌株能积聚四氢嘧啶、IAA和EPS,产量范围分别为1.36−175.59、0.27−8.69和0.02−0.22 g/g。【结论】扎布耶湖细菌群落结构与其他地区盐碱湖相似,但存在大量未明确分类学地位的细菌,分离菌株多具有耐盐碱及产酸特性。此外,还发现4株高效生产四氢嘧啶、3株生产吲哚乙酸和3株生产胞外聚合物的潜力菌株,为扎布耶盐湖微生物资源的开发利用奠定了基础。     

拮抗北细辛菌核病木霉菌的分离、鉴定及生防效果

[背景] 菌核病是北细辛根部主要病害之一,木霉菌作为目前应用最广泛的生物防治真菌,利用木霉菌防治北细辛菌核病是目前研究的热点。[目的] 通过稀释分离法对健康北细辛植株根际土壤进行菌株分离,以期筛选出有效拮抗北细辛菌核病的生防木霉菌。[方法] 以北细辛菌核病菌为靶标菌,采用平板对峙培养、挥发性与非挥发性物质抑菌的方法对分离得到的木霉菌进行筛选,采用生长速率法对筛选出的木霉菌的发酵液进行抑菌效果测定,并采用硫代巴比妥酸法测定筛选出的木霉对北细辛菌核病菌的丙二醛（Malondialdehyde,MDA）含量、紫外吸收法测定过氧化氢酶（Catalase,CAT）活性、氮蓝四唑法测定超氧化物歧化酶（Superoxide Dismutase,SOD）活性、愈创木酚法测定过氧化物酶（Peroxidase,POD）活性的影响。[结果] 从土壤中分离出木霉菌共14株,通过形态学和ITS-RPB2双基因联合构建系统发育树,鉴定其为哈茨木霉（Trichoderma harzianum）、钩状木霉（Trichoderma hamatum）、拟康氏木霉（Trichoderma koningiopsis）、深绿木霉（Trichoderma atroviride）、短密木霉（Trichoderma brevicompactum）和装絮木霉（Trichoderma tomentosum）。对峙培养试验表明,钩状木霉A26、拟康氏木霉B30、钩状木霉C6、哈茨木霉A17对北细辛菌核病菌抑制率均在90%以上,挥发性物质抑制测定结果显示钩状木霉C6抑制率最高,为53.73%±0.07%,木霉菌的非挥发性物质抑菌作用较强,哈茨木霉A17、钩状木霉A26、钩状木霉C6的非挥发性物质对细辛菌核病菌的抑制率均在75%以上,而拟康氏木霉B30抑制率可达100%。因此,筛选出的哈茨木霉A17、钩状木霉A26、拟康氏木霉B30、钩状木霉C6为拮抗效果较强的生防木霉菌,这4株木霉菌的发酵液对北细辛菌核病菌的抑制率分别为56.33%±0.12%、77.22%±0.06%、82.28%±0.03%、46.20%±0.04%。经这4株木霉菌的非挥发性物质处理7 d后,菌核病菌MDA含量显著增加,钩状木霉A26是对照组的7.7倍,最为显著;菌核病菌抗氧化酶活性均降低,与对照组相比,CAT、SOD、POD活性分别下降了19.67%-75.84%、4.71%-68.71%和3.57%-67.86%。[结论] 从北细辛健康植株根际土壤中分离的木霉菌株哈茨木霉A17、钩状木霉A26、拟康氏木霉B30、钩状木霉C6对北细辛菌核病菌均有较好的抑制效果,可用于北细辛菌核病的生物防治。     

鼠李糖乳杆菌碱性磷酸酶的提取条件优化及其降解有机磷农药作用

【背景】我国作为农业大国,对农药的大量使用是不可避免的,但是农药的超范围使用、超标及高检出率对于环境的污染与人体健康的威胁日趋严重。【目的】碱性磷酸酶(alkaline phosphatase,ALP)对有机磷农药具有积极的降解作用,因此,本文对鼠李糖乳杆菌(Lactobacillus rhamnosus) Z23(LGG Z23)所产碱性磷酸酶的提取条件进行优化,并研究其对有机磷农药的降解作用。【方法】使用单因素试验和正交试验优化ALP的提取条件;使用对硝基苯酚法测定酶活力;使用分级沉淀和层析法提纯ALP;使用乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制法测定ALP对有机磷农药的降解率。【结果】LGG Z23所产ALP的最优提取条件为：细胞破碎时间15 min,破碎功率450 W,料液比(质量体积比)1:6,提取液pH 10.0,此条件下酶活力为(4.95±0.26) U/mL,比优化前提高2.11倍;对6种有机磷农药的降解率效果为敌敌畏(95.79%±0.01%)>甲基对硫磷(90.69%±0.03%)>毒死蜱(88.90%±0.02%)>敌百虫(86.07%±0.03%)>马拉硫磷(85.31%±0.02%)>乐果(83.18%±0.03%),其中对敌敌畏和甲基对硫磷的降解效果最好,可达90%以上,并且降解作用差异显著(P<0.05)。【结论】本研究为LGG Z23所产ALP的应用研究提供了理论依据和实验数据。     

苦橙不同部位挥发油成分及抗氧化与抗菌活性分析

为较全面地研究苦橙(Citrus aurantium var. amara)全植株挥发油成分及抗氧化与抗菌活性,该研究以其叶、花、幼果为材料,采用水蒸气蒸馏法(SD)结合气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)联用技术分析其成分,并利用体外测试方法比较了三者的抗氧化与抗菌活性。结果表明:(1)从苦橙叶、花及其幼果挥发油中共分离鉴定出94种成分,3个部位的挥发油成分种类及含量存在一定差异,其中13种为共有成分。从叶中鉴定出34种成分,含量较高的有芳樟醇(30.51%)、α-松油醇(14.78%); 从花中鉴定出32种成分,主要成分有芳樟醇(57.59%)和d-柠檬烯(16.15%); 从幼果中鉴定出69种挥发性成分,主要含有d-柠檬烯(25.55%)和γ-萜品烯(10.48%)。(2)苦橙3个部位挥发油表现出不同程度的抗氧化活性,其中苦橙幼果、叶及花的挥发油对ABTS自由基的IC₅₀值分别为2.6、5.1、8.2 mg·mL^-1,对DPPH自由基的IC₅₀值分别为2.7、4.3、5.0 mg·mL^-1,幼果挥发油的抗氧化活性最好。(3)苦橙幼果挥发油对大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和铜绿假单胞菌表现出的抗菌活性也强于叶和花。该研究结果为苦橙叶、花及其幼果中挥发油的提取利用提供了理论依据。     

宁夏枸杞不同品种叶的总黄酮含量及清除自由基能力分析

采用紫外分光光度法和DPPH法分别对宁夏枸杞不同品种叶的总黄酮含量及其清除自由基能力进行分析。结果表明:宁夏枸杞不同品种的叶总黄酮含量和清除自由基能力之间均存在显著性差异。其中宁杞菜1号叶的总黄酮含量极显著高于其它几个品种(^**P<0.01),并且其清除自由基能力也最强,与其它品种之间差异显著(^*P<0.05)。说明宁杞菜1号是开发枸杞茶的优良品种。     

卫矛不同有效部位总黄酮含量及抗氧化性的研究

采用溶剂法及大孔树脂法提取卫矛中降血糖及抗心肌缺血有效部位的总黄酮,通过紫外分光光度法测定总黄酮含量,利用抑制邻苯三酚自氧化试验考察抗氧化性。结果表明,卫矛中降血糖和抗心肌缺血有效部位的总黄酮含量分别为:3.055%±0.068%和38.80%±0.066%,两种部位均显示出抗氧化活性。卫矛降血糖和抗心肌缺血作用可能都与其抗氧化作用有关。     

醉马草水浸液对豌豆蚜触杀活性及种群增长的影响

为探讨醉马草水浸液对豌豆蚜触杀活性及种群增长的影响,采用带虫浸叶法比较不同生育期醉马草带菌（E+）和不带菌（E-）水浸液对豌豆蚜触杀活性及种群生命表,测定了豌豆蚜的死亡率及触杀后对其生殖期,平均繁殖力,繁殖率及生命表参数的影响。结果表明,不同生育期醉马草带菌（E+）水浸液触杀豌豆蚜后对其各项指标均有显著影响。在苗期时,E+水浸液触杀豌豆蚜后校正死亡率最高,繁殖力最低,内禀增长率（r_m=0.145 d^-1）和净生殖率（R₀=4.802头）均为最小值。在成熟期时,E+水浸液触杀豌豆蚜24 h、48 h和72 h后校正死亡率分别为26.15%,19.01%,9.07%;繁殖期（3.87 d）,平均繁殖力（8.80头）,繁殖率（1.40%）,内禀增长率（r_m=0.208 d^-1）和净生殖率（R₀=8.820头）。在枯黄期时,E+水浸液触杀豌豆蚜后校正死亡率最低,繁殖力最强,内禀增长率（r_m=0.247 d^-1）和净生殖率（R₀=13.647头）均为最大值。不同生育期醉马草E-水浸液触杀豌豆蚜后对其种群繁殖无显著影响,与对照差异不显著（P>0.05）。综上,苗期醉马草E+水浸液对豌豆蚜有较好的触杀效果,校正死亡率高,且触杀后当代繁殖力减弱,种群扩建时间延长,不利于其种群繁殖和增长;故苗期醉马草E+水浸液具有很好的杀虫潜力,所采用水浸液方法制备简单,成本低,可为新型植物源农药研发提供重要理论依据。     

镉对一株深色有隔内生真菌生长、矿质营养与草酸分泌的影响

【背景】深色有隔内生真菌(dark septate endophyte,DSE)广泛定殖于镉(Cd)污染生境的植物根系,具有增强植物镉耐性的重要生态功能,但人们关于DSE对镉胁迫的生理响应的了解有限。【目的】研究一株DSE嗜鱼外瓶霉(Exophiala pisciphila)对镉胁迫的矿质营养与低分子量有机酸分泌的响应。【方法】采用液体培养法,研究不同浓度(0、25、50、100、200、400 mg/L)镉胁迫对DSE菌丝生长、矿质元素(氮、磷、钾、硫、镁、铁、钙)与镉含量、草酸分泌的影响。【结果】随着镉胁迫浓度增加,菌丝生物量显著下降,降幅为22.8%−90.6%,菌丝的氮、钾和铁含量分别减少26.0%−52.8%、53.8%−92.9%和12.8%−34.3%,而磷、镁和钙含量分别增加15.4%−111.4%、20.4%−31.4%和35.1%−62.5%,硫含量在100 mg/L镉胁迫时增加25.1%。镉胁迫还导致培养液pH值下降,草酸浓度及单位菌丝草酸分泌量显著增加。相关分析发现,菌丝镉含量与硫呈显著负相关(P<0.05),与菌丝钾含量呈极显著负相关(P<0.01),与草酸分泌量呈极显著正相关(P<0.01)。【结论】镉胁迫显著抑制DSE的生长,改变矿质元素的吸收,促进草酸分泌。     

沙蜇(Stomolophus meleagris)刺丝囊毒素生物活性的初步分析

从沙蜇触手提取刺丝囊细胞毒素,并对该毒素进行溶血活性、致死活性、SOD活性和抗肿瘤活性的研究。结果显示,沙蜇毒素具有明显的溶血活性,其半溶血率(HU50)约为10.5μg/ml;该毒素还对草鱼显示出较强的致死活性,半致死量(LD50)为50μg毒素/g鱼;同时该毒素具有明显的SOD活性和抗肿瘤活性,当毒素浓度为18μg/ml时其总SOD活性为161 U/mg,而毒素浓度为1 mg/ml时,该毒素对肝癌细胞Bel-7402表现出显著的抑制效果,其抑制率达到54.9%。因此,有必要对沙蜇毒素内的生物活性组分进行深入研究,为沙蜇毒素的开发利用提供依据。     

Biological activities of two macroalgae from Adriatic coast of Montenegro

In the present investigation the acetone extracts of macroalgae Ulva lactuca and Enteromorpha intestinalis were tested for antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by measuring the scavenging capacity of tested samples on DPPH and superoxide anion radicals, reducing the power of samples and determination of total phenolic and flavonoid compounds in extracts. As a result of the study, U. lactuca extract was found to have a better free radical scavenging activity (IC₅₀ = 623.58 μg/ml) than E. intestinalis extract (IC₅₀ = 732.12 μg/ml). Moreover, the tested extracts had effective ferric reducing power and superoxide anion radical scavenging. The total content of phenol in extracts of U. lactuca and E. intestinalis was 58.15 and 40.68 μg PE/mg, while concentrations of flavonoids were 39.58 and 21.74 μg RE/mg, respectively. Furthermore, among the tested species, extracts of U. lactuca showed a better antimicrobial activity with minimum inhibitory concentration values ranging from 0.156 to 5 mg/ml, but it was relatively weak in comparison with standard antibiotics. Bacillus mycoides and Bacillus subtilis were the most susceptible to the tested extracts. Contrary to this Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus and Penicillium purpurescens were the most resistant. Finally, cytotoxic activity of tested extracts was evaluated on four human cancer cell lines. Extract of E. intestinalis expressed the stronger cytotoxic activity towards all tested cell lines with IC₅₀ values ranging from 74.73 to 155.39 μg/ml.     

Analysis of anti-bacterial and anti oxidative activity of Azadirachta indica bark using various solvents extracts

Herbal medications have been used for relief of symptoms of disease. Regardless of the great advances observed in current medicine in recent decades, plants still make a significant contribution to health care. An alarming increase in bacterial strains resistant to a number of antimicrobial agents demands that a renewed effort be made to seek antibacterial agents effective against pathogenic bacteria resistant to or less sensitive to current antibiotics. Anti-bacterial activity of Azadirachta indica stem bark was tested against pathogenic Salmonella paratyphi and Salmonella typhi using various solvent extracts. The in vitro anti-bacterial activity was performed by agar well diffusion method and the results were expressed as the average diameter of zone of inhibition of bacterial growth around the well. The ethanol and methanol extracts showed better anti-bacterial activity with zone of inhibition (20–25 mm) when compared with other tested extracts and standard antibiotic Erythromycin (15 mcg) with zone of inhibition (13–14 mm). Using Fisher’s exact test of significance difference was found between two Salmonella strains sensitivity patterns against tested extracts (P ⩽ 0.035). Extracts of A. indica stem bark also exhibited significant antioxidant activity, thus establishing the extracts as an antioxidant. The results obtained in this study give some scientific support to the A. indica stem bark for further investigation of compounds and in future could be used as drug.     

Synthesis and evaluation of the antiplasmodial activity of novel indeno[2,1-c]quinoline derivatives

With the aim to explore the potentiality of new chemical scaffolds for the design of new antimalarials, a set of new indeno[2,1-c]quinolines bearing different basic heads has been synthesized and tested in vitro against chloroquine sensitive (CQ-S) and chloroquine resistant (CQ-R) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Most of the synthesized compounds exhibited a moderate antiplasmodial activity, inhibiting the growth of both CQ-S and CQ-R strains of P. falciparum with IC₅₀ ranging from 0.24 to 6.9 μM and with a very low resistance index. The most potent compounds (1.2–1.3-fold the CQ on the W-2 strain) can be considered as promising ‘lead compounds’ to be further optimized to improve efficacy and selectivity against Plasmodia.     

Volatile Nitrogenous Compounds from Bacteria: Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds

Bacteria can produce nitrogenous compounds via both primary and secondary metabolic processes. Many bacterial volatile nitrogenous compounds produced during the secondary metabolism have been identified and reported for their antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, algicidal and antitumor activities. The production of these nitrogenous compounds depends on several factors, including the composition of culture media, growth conditions, and even the organic solvent used for their extraction, thus requiring their identification in specific conditions. In this review, we describe the volatile nitrogenous compounds produced by bacteria especially focusing on their antimicrobial activity. We concentrate on azo-compounds mainly pyrazines and pyrrolo-pyridines reported for their activity against several microorganisms. Whenever significant, extraction and identification methods of these compounds are also mentioned and discussed. To the best of our knowledge, this is first review describing volatile nitrogenous compounds from bacteria focusing on their biological activity.     

Sesquiterpenes from the aerial parts of Artemisia tournefortiana

Sixteen eudesmane-type sesquiterpenes, including six unknown ones (1−6), were isolated from the aerial part of A. tournefortiana. NMR, HERIS-MS, IR spectra and ECD calculation assigned their relative and absolute configurations. Six (6, 7, 9, 13, 15, and 16) were tested for cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities, and seven (6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, and 16) were tested for antimicrobial activity. Among them, compound 15 showed significant cytotoxicity with IC₅₀ values in the range of 1.49–5.30 μM and moderate antimicrobial activity.     

Diversity of natural products of the genera Curvularia and Bipolaris

Covering from 1963 to 2017.This review provides a summary of some secondary metabolites isolated from the genera Curvularia and Bipolaris from 1963 to 2017. The study has a broad objective. First to afford an overview of the structural diversity of these genera, classifying them depending on their chemical classes, highlighting individual examples of chemical structures. Also some information regarding their biological activities are presented. Several of the compounds reported here were isolated exclusively from endophytic and pathogenic strains in culture, while few from other sources such as sea Anemone and fish. Some secondary metabolites of the genus Curvularia and Bipolaris revealed a fascinating biological activities included: anti-malarial, anti-biofouling, anti-larval, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-cancer, leishmanicidal and phytotoxicity. Herein, we presented a bibliography of the researches accomplished on the natural products of Curvularia and Bipolaris, which could help in the future prospecting of novel or new analogues of active metabolites from these two genera.     

Comparative assessment of biological activities of different parts of halophytic plant Tamarix articulata (T. articulata) growing in Saudi Arabia

Owing to extremely high salinity and harsh environmental conditions, T. articulata is one of the most abundant wild plants growing in the deserts of Saudi Arabia. Such plants may contain novel compounds to display promising biological activities. Here, in this study, we evaluate the biological activities of methanolic extracts of fresh leaves, dry leaves, stem, and roots of T. articulata. The antioxidant activity was determined by 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and total phenolic and flavonoid content were determined using standard colorimetric methods. Whereas antimicrobial and ant-proliferative activities were determined by standard well-diffusion and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) methods, respectively. Our results demonstrate that all methanolic extracts of T. articulata showed antioxidant activity, however, the methanolic extract of dry leaves exhibits promising antioxidant effect with IC₅₀ value 49.08 ± 1.98, which was strongly supported by total phenolic (409.92 ± 6.03 mg GAE/g DW) and flavonoid (177.71 mg QE/g DW) content. Although, antimicrobial activity was also exhibited by all the methanolic extracts, however, methanolic extract of dry leaves exhibits promising antimicrobial activity in Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus epidemidis. Furthermore, MTT assay revealed that all methanolic extracts exhibit antiproliferative activity in MCF-7 (breast cancer) and RKO (colorectal cancer) cells with IC₅₀ values ranges from 219 ± 5.112 µg/ml to 253 ± 5.231 µg/ml and 220 ± 4.330 µg/ml to 325 ± 6.213 µg/ml, respectively. However, the most promising antiproliferative effect was displayed by methanolic extract of dry leaves with IC₅₀ values 219 ± 5.112 µg/ml and 220 ± 4.330 µg/ml, respectively. In summary, these findings provide evidence that T. articulata has promising biological activities and can be used for many pharmaceutical activities in the future.