Department of Biology, College of Science, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Research Article
Evaluation of Antioxidant, Antibiofilm, Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial
Activities of Calligonum Comosum
Author(s): Nallusamy Sivakumar*, Neelam Sherwani and Mohamed Abdullah Al Mahrouqi
Objective: Calligonum Comosum is a native omani medicinal plants used traditionally by the locals to treat
inflammation, toothache, gum sores and ulcer. As antimicrobial resistance poses a serious threat on global scale
by rendering many currently available antibiotics ineffective. This demands the need to look for novel therapeutic
agents and there has been an expanded interest in natural products as sources of pharmacologically active principles.
The present study was thus initiated to corroborate the therapeutic uses of this medicinal species by evaluating, the
phyto-constituents, antibacterial, anti-biofilm and antioxidant activities of C. comosum.
Methods: Quantitative and qualitative phytochemical analysis was done, using standard protocols. The antioxidant
activity was assessed applying DPPH fre.. View more»