Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the phytochemical content and allelopathic potential of various organic extracts from seeds and pods of three Tunisian species of Acacia (Acacia cyclops, Acacia mollissima and Acacia cyanophylla) which was evaluated on lettuce germination and seedling growth. The total flavonoid contents in the organic extracts were closely ranged (3.1–24mg RE/100g DW), n-butanol extracts of Acacia pods were the richest ones in phenol and condensed tannin contents. For allelopathic activity, the EtOAc extract of seeds from A. cyanophylla inhibited the germination of the target seeds. The seedling growth was inhibited by all organic extracts with disproportion. The chromatographic separation methods led to isolation of a triterpenoid saponin named mollisside B from A. cyclops pods n-butanol extract. The allelopathic effect of this compound was evaluated on Lactuca sativa L. At a concentration of 200μg/mL, the isolate has influenced on seedling growth with percentages of inhibition of 63.68% and 88.21% for shoot and root length, respectively.
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