Bougainvillea glabra Choisy (Nyctinaginacea): review of phytochemistry and antimicrobial potential

Frontiers in Chemistry

Chemistry

Ingrid G. Ornelas García¹  Alma L. Guerrero Barrera¹  Daniela Gutiérrez Montiel¹  Francisco J. Avelar González²  Norma A. Chávez Vela³ 

[1] Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Tisular, Departamento de Morfología, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes (UAA), Aguascalientes, Mexico;Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Laboratorio de Estudios Ambientales, Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes (UAA), Aguascalientes, Mexico;Laboratorio de Biotecnología, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Departamento Ingeniería Bioquímica, Aguascalientes, Mexico;

关键词: Bougainvillea glabra;    bracts;    traditional medicine;    betalains;    betacyanins;    antimicrobial;    phytochemistry;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fchem.2023.1276514

 received in 2023-08-12, accepted in 2023-09-22,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The Bougainvillea glabra or bougainvillea is a climbing plant native from South America belonging to the Nyctaginaceae family. The bougainvillea is recognized worldwide for its horticultural importance, due to the color of its bracts, commonly known as “flowers,” made up of bracts, which are the striking parts, and the true flowers, which are white and small. Bougainvillea is widely known in traditional medicine to treat respiratory diseases such as cough, asthma, and bronchitis, gastrointestinal diseases, also for its antibacterial and insecticidal capacity. The antimicrobial potential of the involucre of this plant has not been studied, despite research showing a high phytochemical presence of secondary metabolites such as alkanes, phenols, terpenes, and betalains. This review compiles information about the traditional uses of B. glabra, its botanical description, ecological relevance, phytochemistry, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity, such as the toxicology of bracts and flowers.

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