Anticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leaves

Abstract Methanolic extraction (ME) of terminalia bentzoe leaves and its aqueous (QF) and n-butanol (nBF) fractions are investigated as sustainable green compounds for both anticorrosion and antimicrobial activity. Extracted and fractionated phytochemicals and their functional groups are detected by...

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Main Authors: N. A. El-Sawy, A. M. Fathi, S. K. Ali, D. A. Abdelrheem, M. M. Hegab, M. M. El-Deeb
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08585-z
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A. M. Fathi
S. K. Ali
D. A. Abdelrheem
M. M. Hegab
M. M. El-Deeb
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description Abstract Methanolic extraction (ME) of terminalia bentzoe leaves and its aqueous (QF) and n-butanol (nBF) fractions are investigated as sustainable green compounds for both anticorrosion and antimicrobial activity. Extracted and fractionated phytochemicals and their functional groups are detected by GC-MS and FTIR. According to the electrochemical results, ME, QF and nBF samples are considered as anodic inhibitors that mainly inhibit the anodic dissolution of copper (Cu) in 0.6 M NaCl solution. Their inhibition efficiencies increase by increasing their concentrations up to 60 ppm, and the highest value of inhibition efficiency is found to be 94.4% for nBF. The presence of the protective adsorbed layer from the extracted and fractionated phytochemical compounds onto the Cu surface was supported by FESEM analyses and theoretical. On the other hand, exploring the antimicrobial activity of ME, QF and nBF samples against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Shigella boydii, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans was made by using modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique. Data indicated good resistance against a variety of bacterial infections for the studied green compounds.
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spelling doaj-art-ea47c327782749c588df0ee131d8711d2025-08-20T03:05:17ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111610.1038/s41598-025-08585-zAnticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leavesN. A. El-Sawy0A. M. Fathi1S. K. Ali2D. A. Abdelrheem3M. M. Hegab4M. M. El-Deeb5Chemistry Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Beni-Suef UniversityPhysical Chemistry Department, National Research CentreDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Beni-Suef UniversityChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef UniversityBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef UniversityChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef UniversityAbstract Methanolic extraction (ME) of terminalia bentzoe leaves and its aqueous (QF) and n-butanol (nBF) fractions are investigated as sustainable green compounds for both anticorrosion and antimicrobial activity. Extracted and fractionated phytochemicals and their functional groups are detected by GC-MS and FTIR. According to the electrochemical results, ME, QF and nBF samples are considered as anodic inhibitors that mainly inhibit the anodic dissolution of copper (Cu) in 0.6 M NaCl solution. Their inhibition efficiencies increase by increasing their concentrations up to 60 ppm, and the highest value of inhibition efficiency is found to be 94.4% for nBF. The presence of the protective adsorbed layer from the extracted and fractionated phytochemical compounds onto the Cu surface was supported by FESEM analyses and theoretical. On the other hand, exploring the antimicrobial activity of ME, QF and nBF samples against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Shigella boydii, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans was made by using modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique. Data indicated good resistance against a variety of bacterial infections for the studied green compounds.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08585-zTerminalia bentzoe leavesExtraction, copper protectionAntimicrobial activity
spellingShingle N. A. El-Sawy
A. M. Fathi
S. K. Ali
D. A. Abdelrheem
M. M. Hegab
M. M. El-Deeb
Anticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leaves
Scientific Reports
Terminalia bentzoe leaves
Extraction, copper protection
Antimicrobial activity
title Anticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leaves
title_full Anticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leaves
title_fullStr Anticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leaves
title_full_unstemmed Anticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leaves
title_short Anticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leaves
title_sort anticorrosion and antimicrobial performance of extracted and fractionated phytochemicals of terminalia bentzoe leaves
topic Terminalia bentzoe leaves
Extraction, copper protection
Antimicrobial activity
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08585-z
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