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Antioxidant, antibacterial, and wound-healing properties of methanolic extract of Pistacia khinjuk

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To confirm the ethno-therapeutic claims that have been made for Pistacia khinjuk, wound-healing activity and antioxidant activity were studied to understand the mechanism of healing wounds by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method, phenol content, total flavonoid content, and total antioxidant capacity. Antibacterial activity of the methanolic extract of P. khinjuk unripe fruits was characterized against Staphylococcus aureus, Lysteria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using the microbroth dilution method and the disk diffusion susceptibility test. The methanolic extract of P. khinjuk unripe fruits reduced the stable free radical such as DPPH with an 50 % inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 3,650 μg/ml in comparison with butylated hydroxyl toluene, which indicated an IC50 of about 3.9 μg/ml. The wound-healing percent was significantly increased (p < 0.05) in comparison to control wounds. The overall results demonstrated that P. khinjuk possesses antioxidant and antibacterial activities, and it could be used as a natural preservative in food and/or in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported financially by a grant from the Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran (grant number 18/1390). We would like to thank Marzieh Rashidipour for her kind cooperation in this research and also Mrs. Sheryl Nikpoor, a Native American living in Shiraz, for the editorial assistance.

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  1. Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 551, Khorramabad, Iran

    Mozhgan Azadpour, Maryam Rezaei & Behrouz Ezatpour

  2. Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, P.O. Box 465, Khorramabad, Iran

    Majid Taati

  3. Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 68198, Tehran, Iran

    Maryam Ghasemi Dehnoo

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Azadpour, M., Rezaei, M., Taati, M. et al. Antioxidant, antibacterial, and wound-healing properties of methanolic extract of Pistacia khinjuk . Comp Clin Pathol 24, 379–385 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-014-1908-8

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