Author(s):
Natarajan K, Thayumanavan Tha, Subashkumar R
Email(s):
rsubashkumar@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2025.00353 
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Natarajan K1, Thayumanavan Tha2, Subashkumar R3*
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem – 636308, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Department of Biotechnology, KIT - Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore - 641402, India.
3Department of Biotechnology, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore - 641006, Tamil Nadu, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 18,
Issue - 6,
Year - 2025
ABSTRACT:
The tea infusion is a drink that made from the leaves of Camellia sinensis. Numerous chemicals with biological activity can be found in large quantities in tea plants. The objective of current investigation was to characterize the antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activity of methanol extract obtained from the tea leaves. The total phenolic content and total flavonoids in the crude extract were estimated as 55.2 ± 1.14 mg/g and 33.88 ± 0.54 mg/g respectively. The antioxidant activities of the extract from tea leaves were found to vary from 14.16 to 81.66% and the IC50 value was 63.12mg/mL. The antimicrobial activity was very effective against E.coli, Klebsiella sp., Mycobacterium philei and Streptococcus sp., Aspergillus flavus, Collectotrichum sp., Mucor sp., and Penicillium sp. The test organism, Bacillus sp., Salmonella typhi, and Aspergillus niger showed resistance to the methanol extract.
Cite this article:
Natarajan K, Thayumanavan Tha, Subashkumar R. Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Camellia sinensis. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2025;18(6):2475-9. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2025.00353
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Natarajan K, Thayumanavan Tha, Subashkumar R. Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Camellia sinensis. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2025;18(6):2475-9. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2025.00353 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-18-6-6
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