Identification of Mammillaria elongata extract with biochemical parameters

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Gonul Solmaz, F Seyma Gokdemir, Sumer Aras

Ankara University, Turkey
Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey

: J Plant Physiol Pathol

Abstract

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Mammillaria elongata is a species of Cactaceae family, native to central Mexico. In Turkey, it is grown as cultivated plant. The succulent plants have pink/red fruits. In this study, we investigated the protein content, sugar content, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal effect in fruit extract. According to the results, in the fruit with a total wet weight of 0,252 g, 15,5215 mg protein was found with Lowry method. The extract contains high amounts of reducing sugar such as glucose. Bacterial growth (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa on bloody agar) and fungal colonization (Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on PDA) were not affected by plant extract. However, in all control media that contain only plant extract, pink colored, and round shaped (coccus) slime organism growth was observed. Within possibilities; the observed organism could be living inside M. elongata fruit as probiotic as it contains high protein and carbohydrate or it might be a novel species. In future studies, the organism that was considered as bacteria, will be identified with 16S rRNA analysis.

Biography

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Gonul Solmaz is currenty pursuing his Phd from Ankara University, Turkey.

E-mail: gonul.solmaz@omu.edu.tr