%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Properties of the Ethanolic Extract from Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe
%A Jeha F. Dela Peña
%A Mark Lloyd G. Dapar
%A Agnes T. Aranas
%A Roland Anthony R. Mindo
%A Clint Kenny Cabrido and et al
%J Pharmacophore
%@ 2229-5402
%D 2019
%V 10
%N 2
%P 18-29
%X The bark and wood of sapwood, Dracontomelon dao (Anacardiaceae) are used in traditional medicine to treat several health problems including infections, inflammations, and tumors. This study was therefore conducted to provide some information on the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cellular metabolic activities of the ethanolic extract of the bark and wood of D. dao. The phytochemical components were assessed to evaluate whether the extract contains the presence of phytochemicals that are considered antioxidants. GCMS analysis was done to identify the compounds present and evaluate their functions through data mining. Antimicrobial activity evaluated using agar well diffusion method showed inhibition of the extract against the gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria Salmonella typhimurium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and the two disease-causing species of fungi, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus niger. The antioxidant activity of the extract was evaluated using 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method showed strong antioxidant activity with an IC50 
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