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Variation in Phenolic Acids, Flavonoids Contents, and Antibacterial Activity of Prosopis farcta L. During Phenological Growth Stage‎

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Mostafa Sagharyan Mostafa Sagharyan 1 * ORCID
Shirin Mohammadbagherlou Shirin Mohammadbagherlou 1
1 Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
* Corresponding Author: Mostafa Sagharyan, [email protected]
Volume 1, Issue 2
Volume 1, Issue 2 2026
Received: 21 April 2026 Revised: 21 May 2026 Accepted: 15 June 2026 Published: 25 July 2026 CrossMark
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Abstract

Plants are rich in phenolic chemicals, which have been demonstrated to have antibacterial activities. The current study aims to track changes in phenolic compound accumulation in Prosopis farcta organs (leaf, root, flower, pod, and seed) at various growth stages (vegetative, flowering, and seed maturity) and investigate the antibacterial activity of its extracts. At all growth stages, the highest total amount of phenolic compounds and flavonoids was observed in leaves, followed by roots, with the highest quantities measured at maturity. Flowers had the highest concentrations of several phenolics (caffeic acid, coumaric acid, luteolin, and diosmin). In P. farcta, there was a strong link between phenolic content and antibacterial action. By using low minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs), leaf extracts were found to have a robust antibacterial effect against both gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). As a result, P. farcta is recommended as a useful source of antibiotic substances for treating bacterial infections.

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Variation in Phenolic Acids, Flavonoids Contents, and Antibacterial Activity of Prosopis farcta L. During Phenological Growth Stage‎

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Prosopis farcta antibacterial activity phenolic compound flavonoids minimum inhibitory concentrations

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This work was supported without any funding.

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Mostafa Sagharyan served as an Editorial Board Member of the Plant Innovation Journal at the time of manuscript submission. To ensure the integrity of the peer-review process, Mostafa Sagharyan was not involved in the editorial handling, peer review, or decision-making process for this manuscript, which was handled independently by another editor. The remaining author declares no conflicts of interest.

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  abstract = {Plants are rich in phenolic chemicals, which have been demonstrated to have antibacterial activities. The current study aims to track changes in phenolic compound accumulation in Prosopis farcta organs (leaf, root, flower, pod, and seed) at various growth stages (vegetative, flowering, and seed maturity) and investigate the antibacterial activity of its extracts. At all growth stages, the highest total amount of phenolic compounds and flavonoids was observed in leaves, followed by roots, with the highest quantities measured at maturity. Flowers had the highest concentrations of several phenolics (caffeic acid, coumaric acid, luteolin, and diosmin). In P. farcta, there was a strong link between phenolic content and antibacterial action. By using low minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs), leaf extracts were found to have a robust antibacterial effect against both gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). As a result, P. farcta is recommended as a useful source of antibiotic substances for treating bacterial infections.},
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