377176

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Cocoa Bean Husk (CBH) Extract

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Last updated: 11 May 2025

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Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Abstract

Plants are an excellent source of naturally occurring bioactive compounds that have shown promising results in the medical and pharmaceutical fields. In this study, cocoa bean husk (CBH) ethanolic extract showed potent inhibitory action. CBH extract demonstrated broad-range antibacterial potential against positive Gram and negative Gram bacteria, which are resistant to many drugs, with inhibition zones ranging from 14.7 to 21.0 mm. CBH extract demonstrated antifungal properties against A. fumigatus, A. niger, and C. albicans, displaying inhibition zones of 28.7, 31.0, and 18.7 mm, respectively. The MIC values of CBH ranged from 31.2 to 250 µg/mL. CBH extract exhibited strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. CBH extract has no cytotoxic effect on normal cells. Additionally, (+)-catechin was found to be the main bioactive polyphenolic component by HPLC analysis (13.36 mg/g), which may be the cause of the CBH extract's biological activity.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.304393.10052

Keywords

Cocoa bean husk (CBH), Antimicrobial, antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Polyphenolic compounds

Authors

First Name

Noura

Last Name

El-Kattan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Research Institute of Medical Entomology, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Giza, Egypt;

Email

nouraelkattan@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Osama

Last Name

El-Batawy

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Food Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Shoubra El-Kheima, Cairo, Egypt

Email

samoelbatawy@hotmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Yousef

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Food Science Department, Faculty of Agricultural, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Email

emanyousef@agr.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Fady

Last Name

Youssef

MiddleName

Sayed

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacology, faculty of veterinary Medicine, Cairo university

Email

fadyalsalhany@cu.edu.eg

City

giza

Orcid

0009-0008-2159-8837

Volume

68

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

53790

Issue Date

2025-04-01

Receive Date

2024-07-20

Publish Date

2025-04-01

Page Start

521

Page End

537

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_377176.html

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http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=377176

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377,176

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Original Article

Type Code

297

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Cocoa Bean Husk (CBH) Extract

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11 May 2025