This study aimed to investigate total phenolic content and antibacterial activities of different extracts recovered from date palm fruit and leaves using various solvents, including methanol, ethanol, and water. The results showed that the highest phenolic content was found in leaf methanol extract, followed by leaf ethanol extract, and then followed by seed methanol extract (74.4, 67.3, and 64.7 mg/g, respectively). Whereas the date methanol extract had the lowest phenolic content (5 mg/g). The study was also scrutinized to find the antibacterial inhibitory property in the leaves and fruits of date palm against four bacterial species (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) using the well-diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Date leaves' extracts showed inhibitory effect on the growth of S. aureus and B. subtilis and resistance to P. aeruginosa and E. coli. MIC of methanol and ethanol (70%) leaves' extract was 100 and 250 mg/ml for S. aureus and B. subtilis, respectively; however, all the bacteria have resistance to date fruits' extracts.
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