ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND THE PHENOLIC PROFILE OF FIVE SCROPHULARIA L. SPECIE

Scrophularia L. genus (Scrophulariaceae) has 310 taxa worldwide. Some Scrophularia species are used in folk medicine for the treatment of different skin inflammatory diseases and as antibacterial. The aim of the study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity and determine the phenolic profile of S. kotscyhana Bentham, S. cinarescens Boiss., S. catariifolia Boiss. & Heldr., S. chrysantha JaubS 0.3125 mg/mL). Besides, S. cinarescens exhibited moderate activity against Enterococcus faecalis (MIC value; 0.3125 mg/ mL) and S. chrysantha exhibited moderate activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MIC value; 0.3125 mg/mL). The results of this study showed that further studies were needed to identify the secondary metabolites of the species and evaluate their antimicrobial activities.