African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5236

Full Length Research Paper

Phytochemical study and evaluation of the antimicrobial activities of three plants in the treatment of typhoid fever in Togo

Yao HOINSOU
  • Yao HOINSOU
  • Laboratory of Microbiology and Quality Control of Foodstuffs (LAMICODA), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Luckman GBATI
  • Luckman GBATI
  • Laboratory of Microbiology and Quality Control of Foodstuffs (LAMICODA), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Fo-doh Clefasse KOULA
  • Fo-doh Clefasse KOULA
  • Laboratoire des Sciences Biomédicales, Alimentaires et Santé Environnementale - Unité de Recherche en Sciences Biomédicales et Substances Bioactives (LaSBASE- UR-2SB), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Sossawè POLI
  • Sossawè POLI
  • Laboratory of Microbiology and Quality Control of Foodstuffs (LAMICODA), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Ablam ALOGNON
  • Ablam ALOGNON
  • Laboratory of Microbiology and Quality Control of Foodstuffs (LAMICODA), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Minyo Ega Sossa MONTANT
  • Minyo Ega Sossa MONTANT
  • Laboratoire des Sciences Biomédicales, Alimentaires et Santé Environnementale - Unité de Recherche en Sciences Biomédicales et Substances Bioactives (LaSBASE- UR-2SB), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Tibangue DOUMONGUE
  • Tibangue DOUMONGUE
  • Laboratory of Microbiology and Quality Control of Foodstuffs (LAMICODA), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Akouétévi Gérard TOUDJI
  • Akouétévi Gérard TOUDJI
  • Laboratory of Microbiology and Quality Control of Foodstuffs (LAMICODA), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Efui Holaly GBEKLEY
  • Efui Holaly GBEKLEY
  • Laboratory of Microbiology and Quality Control of Foodstuffs (LAMICODA), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Bouraïma DJERI
  • Bouraïma DJERI
  • Laboratory of Microbiology and Quality Control of Foodstuffs (LAMICODA), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar
Damintoti Simplice KAROU
  • Damintoti Simplice KAROU
  • Laboratory of Microbiology and Quality Control of Foodstuffs (LAMICODA), Higher School of Biological and Food Techniques (ESTBA), University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 20 September 2023
  •  Accepted: 29 December 2023
  •  Published: 30 June 2024

Abstract

Typhoid fever, an infectious disease impacting millions worldwide, has led to the utilization of a traditional medicine recipe in Togo consisting of Carica papaya, Cocos nucifera, and Persea americana. This study aimed to assess the phytochemical properties and antimicrobial activities of the traditional medicine recipe against typhoid fever. Qualitative tests, employing characterization reactions, were employed to identify phenolic compounds, alkaloids, terpenes and sterols, anthocyanins, reducing sugars, and cardiac glycosides in the hydroethanolic extract. The total polyphenol content was determined using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent reduction method, while the Butanol-HCl method was employed to ascertain the proanthocyanidol content. The results indicated that the hydroalcoholic extract of the recipe is rich in phenolic compounds (0.86±0.002 mgAGE/g). Various plant organs exhibited phenolic compound contents ranging from 0.31±0.006 to 0.52±0.005 mgAGE/g. The condensed tannin contents varied between 0.21%±0.001 and 0.35%±0.003 mgCE/g, while the antiradical activity ranged from 0.069±0.007 to 0.074±0.000 mgAAE/g. The recipe demonstrated higher activity against hospital strains, with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranging between 6.25 and 12.5 mg/ml. The MIC of plant organs varied from 25 to 100 mg/ml.

 

Key words:  Carica papaya, Cocos nucifera, Persea americana, typhoid fever, Togo.