Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Typha L. Pollen Extracts Against Selected Bacteria and Fungi

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1 Department of Biotechnology, College of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

2 Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science/Ibn Al-Haitham, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

3 Scientific Research Commission / Environmental, Water and Renewable Energy Technology Research Center, Baghdad, Iraq

10.22034/jmpb.2026.369634.1999

Abstract

Recently, humanity has turned to medicinal plants as a remedy and analgesia for various diseases. In this work, two procedures, oily and alcoholic, were employed to extract Typha pollen. Additionally, the extracts were subjected to qualitative analysis of the active components. Then, the inhibitory activity of the extracts was tested on three fungal and bacterial isolates. The antioxidant activity of both extracts was evaluated. The results showed that the inhibitory activity of the extracts varied depending on the extraction solvent and the microorganisms under study. The alcoholic extract gave a higher superiority than oily extract in inhibiting the test microorganisms isolates at all its concentrations. The percentage of growth inhibition reached 90%, 96% and 94% for fungi Aspergillus niger, Fusarium spp. and Penicillium spp., respectively, at the highest concentration of 100 mg/ml. The growth inhibition diameters were 36 mm, 43 mm, 37 mm for Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus sp., and Escherichia coli, respectively, at the highest 100 mg/ml concentration. The alcoholic extract showed a higher DPPH free radical scavenging capacity than the oil extract, reaching 89.74% at the concentration of 10 mg/ml compared to the oil extract, which reached 76.64% at same concentration. According to the above results, it is believed that Typha pollen has promising potential in medical and pharmaceutical applications, especially due to its biologically active compounds that exhibit significant anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

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Journal of Medicinal plants and By-products
Volume 15, Issue 2
January and February 2026
Pages 228-232

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