Phytoconstituents of Chromolaena odorata (L.) leaf extract for the synthesis of copper oxide/copper nanoparticles and evaluation of their biological potential in wound healing

Subject Areas : Medicinal and Herbal Plants

Sobha Kota ¹ (Department of Chemical Engineering, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur 522019, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Pradeep Dumpala ² (Department of Chemical Engineering, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur 522019, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Radhika Sajja ³ (Department of Mechanical Engineering, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur 522019, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Ratnakumari Anantha ⁴ (Department of Chemical Engineering, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur 522019, Andhra Pradesh, India)

Received: 2023-07-02 Accepted : 2023-09-09 Published : 2023-09-01

Keywords: Copper oxide/copper nanoparticles (CuNPs), Leaf extracts, phytoconstituents, Biological functions, <i>Chromolaena odorata</i> (L.) (Siam weed), wound healing potential,

Abstract :

Chromolaena odorata (L.), locally named Siam weed, is a rich source of phyto-bioactives and has been traditionally used for wound healing. This study deals with the phytochemical investigation of the leaves of C. odorata (L.) for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties that contribute to the observed wound healing properties. The phytoconstituents were sequentially extracted from the powdered leaves of C. odorata (L.) and chemoprofiled using the LC-MS technique. Furthermore, copper oxide/copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) were synthesized by the use of water extracts from the leaves of C. odorata (L.), characterized and evaluated for their potential biological and wound healing impacts. In this relation, scutellarein, isosakuranetin, and rutin, along with 15 other phytoconstituents were identified. Higher antioxidant (79.2% at 200 μg/mL) and anti-inflammatory potentials (66.8%) were obtained for CuNPs (120 μg/mL), in the size range of 66.8 ± 24.8 nm. Antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas sp. demonstrated mean zones of inhibition of 16.7 ± 4 mm and 17.73 ± 2 mm, respectively. Hence, the synthesized CuNPs would be desirable for inclusion in nanofibrous medical dressings.

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