Evaluation of Preliminary Phytochemical Constituents and Antibacterial Activity of Edible Plants against Urinary Tract Infection Causing Bacteria in Children

The present study is aimed to determine the preliminary phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of acetone extract of the edible plants, Solanum nigrum (L.), Murraya koenigii (L.), Sesbania grandiflora (L.) against urinary tract infection causing bacteria in children. These edible plant extracts were checked for their antibacterial activity by the agar disc diffusion method. The preliminary phytochemical screening of this extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, proteins, amino acids, anthraquinone glycosides, fl avonoids, tannins, phenolic compounds, carbohydrates, saponins and steroids. In the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method, Ciprofl oxacin showed the high zone formation against all the isolated bacterial strains. Among all the extracts, Murraya koenigii (L.) from winter season showed maximum inhibitory activity for all the isolated bacterial strains. The minimal inhibitory concentration values of the acetone extract of these three edible plants from two different seasons against the isolated bacterial strains were observed. The acetone extracts of these edible plants have a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity and support the traditional use of these plants as medicines. Research Article Evaluation of Preliminary Phytochemical Constituents and Antibacterial Activity of Edible Plants against Urinary Tract Infection Causing Bacteria in Children Arun Thangavel1*, Omprakash Sahu1, Saravanan Ponnappan1, Abenezer Tadele1, Gezahegn Abawa1, and Karthikeyan M2 1Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 2Department of Biotechnology, Muthayammal College of Arts & Science, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India Dates: Received: 07 April, 2017; Accepted: 21 April, 2017; Published: 22 April, 2017 *Corresponding author: Arun Thangavel, Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. E-mail: https://www.peertechz.com

Urinary tract infections are treated with bacteria -fi ghting drugs called antibiotics.
Oral antibiotics such as trimethoprim,losporins, nitrofurantoin, or a fl uoroquinolonesubstantially shorten the time to recovery. All are equally effective for both short and long-term cure rates. Resistance has developed in the community to all of these medications due to their widespread use [4]. tradi- Fruits are small, black when ripe. S. nigrum is found mainly around the waste land, old fi elds, ditches, and roadsides, fence rows, or edges of woods and cultivated land. It is a common plant found in most parts of Europe and the African continent [6].
The plant has a long history of medicinal usage. This plant's leaves are used to treat mouth ulcers. The boiled extracts of leaves and berries are also used to alleviate the patient's discomfort in liver-related ailments including jaundice.
Chinese experiments confi rm that the plant inhibits the growth of cervical carcinoma. It is antitumorigenic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, hepatoprotective, diuretic, and antipyretic. It is also used to treat meningitis, chronic intestinal toxemia.
In Northern India, the boiled extracts of its leaves and fruits are used to alleviate the discomfort caused by liver-related ailments, even in jaundice. The leaves of black nightshade plant strongly promote perspiration, when ingested in small amounts. The juice of the herb or an ointment prepared from it is externally applied to cure certain skin problems and tumors.
The juice of the stalk, leaves, and roots of black nightshade was used as a wound healing agent [6].
The Curry Tree (Murraya koenigii) is tropical to the subtropical small tree in the family Rutaceae, which is native to India. It produces the leaves known as Curry leaves or Sweet Neem leaves. It is a small tree, growing 4-6 m tall, with a trunk up to 40 cm diameter. They are highly aromatic. The fl owers are small, white, and fragrant. The small black shiny berries are edible, but their seeds are poisonous. These are also used as a herb in ayurvedic medicine. Their properties include much value as an antidiabetic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiinfl ammatory, hepatoprotective, anti-hypercholesterolemic etc. Curry leaves are also known to be good for hair, for keeping them healthy and long. The leaves bark and roots of Murraya koenigii (L.) plant can be used as a tonic and a stomachic. The bark and the roots are used as a stimulant by the physicians.
They are also used externally to cure eruptions and the bites of poisonous animals. The green leaves are stated to be eaten raw for curing dysentery, and the infusion of the washed leaves stops vomiting [7].
All parts of Sesbania grandifl ora (L.) are utilized for medicine in Southeastern Asia and India including preparations derived from the roots, bark, gum, leaves, fl owers, and fruit. In Folk medicine, it is reported to be aperients, diuretic, emetic, febrifuge, laxative, and tonic. Agati is a folk remedy for bruises, catarrh, dysentery, eyes, fevers, headaches, smallpox and sore throat. Different parts of this plant are used in the siddha system of Indian traditional medicine for the treatment of a wide spectrum of ailments including anemia, bronchitis, fever, headache, ophthalmic, nasal catarrh, infl ammation, leprosy, gout and rheumatism. In addition, S. grandifl ora is mentioned as a potent antidote for tobacco and smoking-related diseases.
Thus, the various parts of Sesbania are used as medicine for many diseases and disorders [8].

Clinical samples
A total of 52 Urine Samples were collected using sterile containers (from Hi-Media, Mumbai) from the children of age between 2-10 years from the Government hospital in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, and India. The collected samples were immediately transferred to the laboratory and processed. The collected sample details have been shown in table 1.

Identifi cation of bacterial strains
The collected urine samples were allowed to serial dilution.

Antibacterial activity of antibiotics
Antibacterial activity using the selected antibiotics was determined by Kirby-Bauer agar disc diffusion method using Muller-Hinton agar medium. The sterile cotton swab was dipped into a well-mixed Nutrient broth; (containing bacterial cultures incubated in the shaker for eight hours at 37°C) excess inoculum was removed by pressing the swab against the inner wall of the culture tube. The entire agar plates were swabbed horizontally, vertically and an outer edge of the plate to ensured heavy growth over the entire surface. All the culture plates were allowed to dry for about fi ve minutes. The selected antibiotics used in the study includes, Amikacin (30μg/disc), Amoxicillin (30μg/disc), Ampicillin (25μg/disc), Ciprofl oxacin (30μg/disc), Cloxacillin (10 μg/disc), Erythromycin (15μg/disc), Gentamycin (30μg/disc), Kanamycin (30μg/disc), Nalidixic acid (30μg/disc) and Streptomycin (25μg/disc). After the inoculation, the different antibiotic discs were placed on the medium using sterile forceps. Then the plates were incubated at 37ºC for 18-24 hours. After the incubation, a clear zone of inhibition around the disc was measured and the results were noted.

Plant sources and its solvent extract
The Plant sources [Solanum nigrum (L), Murraya koenigii (L) and Sesbania grandifl ora (L.)] from winter season (January) and summer season (May) were collected from Ayothyapattanam, Salem District, Tamil Nadu and India. The collected plant species were identifi ed and authenticated by Dr. R. Selvaraj, Professor of Botany, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar-608 002. All the plant sources were washed with running tap water and then fi nally washed with distilled water to remove the dirt. The plant parts were dried under shade for seven days then they were kept in hot air oven for four to six hours at 50°C to remove excess moisture. The dried plants were separately crushed softly to make powder form using mixer grinder. That crushed powder was loaded into the clean dry soxhlet apparatus tightly using the soft metal rod. Then, the apparatus was run to get plants extract with acetone. And the apparatus with acetone was run until to get clear solvents in the side tube. The time was measured to get clear solvent in the side tube. Now the acetone extract of the three plants contains active ingredients. Then, the extracts of three plants from two seasons were evaporated using rotary vacuum evaporator to remove the solvents [9].

Preliminary phytochemical screening
The preliminary phytochemical screening method was performed using the standard procedure for the identifi cation of its active chemical constituents includes alkaloids, fl avonoids, Anthraquinone glycosides, tannin and phenolic compounds, carbohydrates, saponins, proteins and amino acids [8].

Characteristics features of plant extracts
The appearance and amount of the extracts of each plant were observed and measured using electronic balance. A loop full of each different plant extracts were streaked on sterile nutrient agar plates to check the presence of any microbes.

Preparation of discs using plant extracts
The Observing capacity of 5 mm sterile disc (HIMEDIA) was selected ranges from 10μl to 50 μl. For the preparation of the stock solution, 10 mg of each different crude extract was dissolved in 1 ml of DMSO. From these stock, 10μl, 20μl, 30μl, 40μl and 50 μl was added on the sterile discs to get 100μg, 200μg, 300μg, 400μg, and 500μg respectively of plant extracts. Then these prepared discs were used for Antibacterial activity against the isolated bacterial strains [10].

Antibacterial activity of plant extracts
Antibacterial activity using plant extracts were determined by agar disc diffusion method using Muller-Hinton agar medium. The sterile cotton swab was dipped into a well-mixed Nutrient broth, (containing bacterial cultures incubated in a shaker for eight hours at 37°C) excess inoculums was removed by pressing the swab against the inner wall of the culture tube. The entire agar plates were swabbed horizontally, vertically and the outer edge of the plate to ensured heavy growth over the entire surface. All the culture plates were allowed to dry for about fi ve minutes. Then the prepared discs with compounds were placed on an upper layer of the inoculated plates using sterile forceps. The equal distance was maintained between each disc. The disc was gently pressed down aseptically with the help of alcohol fl amed forceps. All the plates were incubated for 24 hours at 37°C. Then, the presence of a zone of inhibition could be measured on the plates [11].

Residual effects of solvents and DMSO
To fi nd the residual effects of acetone and DMSO, 10ml of acetone and DMSO were evaporated separately until to get 1ml of residue. Then the residues were added as small drops using micropipette on the sterile disc by keeping the disks on the hot plate at 50°C to remove excess residues. Then the discs were kept in Muller-Hinton Agar medium plates swabbed with overnight broth culture of isolated strains. One empty sterile disc was kept to check whether it possess any inhibitory activity.

Determination of minimal inhibitory concentration
Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined for each plant extract showing antibacterial activity against test pathogens. Broth dilution method was followed for determination of MIC values. Plant extracts were suspended in acetone to make 10 mg/ml fi nal concentration and serially diluted and added to the respective tubes containing nutrient broth media. Thereafter, 100μl of inoculum (for bacteria 1×10 8 CFU/ml) was added to each tube. The tubes were incubated at 37°C for 24 hrs. The MIC values were taken as the lowest concentration of the extracts in the tube that showed no turbidity after incubation [12].

Isolated bacterial strains
The identifi cation of isolated bacterial strains was performed on the basis of Colony morphology on different media included as Nutrient agar medium, MacConkey agar medium, EMB agar medium, UTI agar medium, XLD agar medium, BSA agar medium. Gram staining reaction and biochemical analysis were also performed and the results have been shown in table 2,3.

Antibacterial activity of antibiotics
The antibiotic sensitivity test was performed by the Kirby-Bauer Disc Diffusion technique using standard antibiotic discs against the isolated bacterial strains such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis and Salmonella typhi. Ciprofl oxacin showed the high zone formation against all the isolated bacterial strains. The antibiotic Sensitivity pattern of the isolated bacterial strains was recorded. The results have been shown in table 4.

Residual effects of solvents and DMSO
DMSO and acetone did not show any inhibitory effect against the isolated bacterial strains. So, the inhibitory effect of the solvents such as acetone and DMSO was negligible. The residual effects of solvent and DMSO were recorded and the results have been shown in table 7.

Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC)
The         In the present study, Ciprofl oxacin showed high inhibitory activity against all the isolated bacteria. Similar work was done by Olerumi et al. [16] observed that the Ciprofl oxacin and Ofl axin could inhibit the growth of gram-negative bacteria. The extraction of crude extracts from Solanum nigrum (L.), Murraya koenigii (L.) and Sesbania grandifl ora (L.) from two different seasons by acetone was performed to detect the secondary metabolites. The similar work was carried out by Prajakta. J. Patil et al. [17] and they used methanol for crude extraction to detect the presence of secondary metabolites. Another similar work was carried out by Venkatesan et al. [18]. They used ethanol and petroleum benzene for extraction of Solanum nigrum (L.) to detect the secondary metabolites.
In the present study, the preliminary phytochemical analysis was performed and the result showed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, phenolic compounds, carbohydrates, amino acids and fl avonoids and saponins. Similar work was carried out by Avalaskar et al. [8] as the phytochemical analysis was done by preliminary analysis from the methanolic extract of Sesbania grandifl ora. It showed that the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, sugars, amino acids and steroids.
Antibacterial activity of acetone extracts of Solanum nigrum (L.), Murraya koenigii (L.) and Sesbania grandifl ora (L.) from two different seasons against isolated strains was done by using disc diffusion method. From that study, acetone extract of Murraya koenigii (L.) from winter season showed high activity (E.coli 16mm, K.pneumoniae 17mm, P.mirabilis 15mm, S. typhi 16mm) than other extracts against all organisms. Similar work was carried out by Abishek mathur et al. [19]. From their study, they reported that Murraya koenigii (L.) showed high inhibitory activity against E.coli and K.pneumoniae which is 26 and 22 mm respectively. Another work was performed in Ocimum bacillicum L. by M. B. Outarra, et al. [20]. In their study, they reported that the Ocimum bacillicum (L.) showed a high zone of inhibition against E.coli, P.mirabilis and S.typhi which is 24, 27and 21 respectively.
In the present study, the minimal inhibitory concentration was observed against the bacterial isolates. The extracts showed a good activity against all the isolated bacterial strains. Murraya koenigii (L.) showed 250μg/ml in both the seasons for all strains which is more effective than all other strains. Similar work was carried out by Usman H, et al. [5]. They observed MIC of Tribulus terrestris (L.) extract against Escherichia coli which was 1.250mg/ml. The plants, Solanum nigrum (L.), Murraya koenigii (L.), Sesbania grandifl ora (L.) have been involved in our investigation which acts as a nonantibiotic alternative for preventing urinary tract infection. Meanwhile, all the three edible plants are effective in winter season than the summer season. The difference in the antibacterial activity between the two seasons is due to the variation in a number of secondary metabolites present in the plants. Using these edible plants leads to reducing the amount of antibiotics prescribed for the treatment of UTI and preventing drug resistance. This study demonstrated that the extracts from the leaves of Solanum nigrum (L.), Murraya koenigii (L.), Sesbania grandifl ora (L.) act as a modern medicine for UTI bacteria. The advanced pharmacological screening of these edible plants using the modern tool may lead to some new drug.

Conclusion
The present research study suggested that the acetone extracts of the selected edible plants possess the broad spectrum antibacterial activity against the isolated urinary tract infection causing bacterial strains. This study revealed that the edible plant sources can also be effective as the modern medicine to inhibit the growth of pathogenic urinary tract bacteria and devastating the antibiotic resistance. Further studies should be needed with these edible plants for the structural elucidation of bioactive compounds to formulate a new drug to treat the urinary tract infections.