Alkanna tinctoria Derived Phytochemicals against Staphylococcus aureus Causing Eczema
Utapa Nayak
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Elora Barik
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Bijan Kumar Patra
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Smruti Ranjan Behera
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Mukundjee Pandey *
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Kalpita Bhatta
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Arsia Tabish
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Prabhashini Behera
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Alkanna tinctoria plant extract is traditionally used to heal eczema. It is caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Molecular docking method applied using “Biovia Discovery Studio”. “High positive values of -CDOCKER energy and -CDOCKER interaction energy” suggested that 2-Hydroxy-3-Phenyl-1-4-naphthoquinone can can effectively deactivate the shikimate dehydrogenase enzyme thereby interrupting the life cycle of the organism.
Keywords: Phytochemical, Alkanna tinctoria, Staphylococcus aureus, eczema