Reimagining invasive weeds through a preliminary antibacterial and phytochemical evaluation of Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth floral and seed ethereal extracts.

ABSTRACT: Plant specialized metabolites have emerged as key targets in natural products research for their broad bioactivities and potential in novel drug discovery, such as antibiotics. Regrettably, the reliance on vegetal sources often raises ecological concerns, prompting a shift toward alternative species with no conservation constraints-among them, the invasive weed Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth. With limited studies on I. purpurea non-polar metabolites and easy access to its floral and seed material, this study preliminarily explored the antibacterial activity of its ethereal extracts using agar diffusion and microdilution assays, complemented by phytochemically screening their metabolites through conventional methods (i.e., qualitative tests, TLC) and GC-MS molecular networking. Flower and seed

SUBMITTER: Arregui-Almeida D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12783298 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature