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Antibacterial profiling of Sempervivum tectorum L. (common houseleek) leaves extracts using high-performance thin-layer chromatography coupled with chemometrics

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Sempervivum tectorum L. (common houseleek) (Crassulaceae) has been traditionally used since ancient times for the treatment of various medical conditions, including ear and bladder infections of bacterial origin. The main aim of the current study is to investigate the antibacterial activity of S. tectorum leaf extracts using high-performance thin-layer chromatography–direct bioautography (HPTLC–DB) combined with chemometrics. This work presents a novel approach for the investigation of the antibacterial activity of S. tectorum leaf extracts on four Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus lysodeikticus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Staphylococcus aureus) and two Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae) using HPTLC–DB bioassays. Gram-negative bacterial strains showed higher sensitivity in comparison with Gram-positive bacterial ones, due to the fact that numerous bands that represent active compounds are observed on biochromatograms. Principal component analysis (PCA) confirmed the discrimination between Gram-positive and Gram-negative biochromatograms by highlighting the main markers responsible for the separation. The proposed technique represents a fast and efficient way to separate and identify compounds with antibacterial activity in complex natural matrices.

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This work has been supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Republic of Serbia (contract numbers 451-03-47/2023-01/200168, 451-03-47/2023-01/200288, and 451-03-47/2023-01/200178).

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  1. Innovative Centre of the Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12–16, 11158, Belgrade, Serbia

    Milica S. Jankov

  2. Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12–16, 11158, Belgrade, Serbia

    Dušanka M. Milojković Opsenica, Jelena Đ. Trifković & Petar M. Ristivojević

  3. University of Belgrade – Faculty of Biology, Studentski Trg 16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Pedja T. Janaćković

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Jankov, M.S., Milojković Opsenica, D.M., Trifković, J.Đ. et al. Antibacterial profiling of Sempervivum tectorum L. (common houseleek) leaves extracts using high-performance thin-layer chromatography coupled with chemometrics. JPC-J Planar Chromat 36, 521–528 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00764-023-00269-6

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