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The Cydonia oblonga bark extraction was fractionated through HPLC and seven purified fractions labeled as F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, and F7 were obtained. The HPLC-UV analysis of methanolic extract showed the presence of a number of possible compounds. The GC-MS and HPLC analysis confirmed the presence of the following bioactive compounds in the crude extract and purified fractions: malic acid, mandelic acid, quercetin, caffeic acid, catechin hydrate, as morin (HPLC analysis), BIS-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and diisooctyl phthalate (F1), carbamide (F2, used as fertilizer), octasiloxane and dimethylsiloxanecyclictrimer (F3), silicic acid and cyclotrisiloxane (F4), 6-AH-cAMP, 4H-cyclopropa[5\u2032,6\u2032]benz[1\u2032,2\u2032,7,8]azule, and 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-morpholinepyrol-2-yl)-butenedioic acid (F5), isopropyamine (F6), and 1-propylhydrazine (F7). The extract and purified fractions were then tested for biological activities. All the purified fractions and methanolic extract showed effective antibacterial activity; however, the highest activity was recorded for methanolic extract against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumonia. Antioxidant evaluation of methanolic extract and purified fractions against DPPH showed strong % inhibition of the synthetic free radical. The methanolic extract exhibited 87.41 \u00b1 0.54% inhibition whereas fractions showed: F1, 85.45 \u00b1 0.85; F2, 65.78 \u00b1 0.68; F3, 58.61 \u00b1 0.58; F4, 80.76 \u00b1 0.59; F5, 571.29 \u00b1 0.49; F6, 85.28 \u00b1 0.94; and F7, 48.45 \u00b1 0.62% inhibition. Ascorbic acid (standard) was used as a control with 94.88 \u00b1 0.56% inhibition at a maximum concentration of 1000 \u00b5g\/mL. The \u03b1-glucosidase inhibition assay of methanolic extract and purified fractions at a maximum concentration of 1000 \u00b5g\/mL showed activities as: methanolic extract, 78.21 \u00b1 0.67; F1, 55.01 \u00b1 0.29; F2, 56.10 \u00b1 0.24; F3, 62.44 \u00b1 1.03; F4, 70.52 \u00b1 0.15; F5, 62.18 \u00b1 0.92; F6, 72.68 \u00b1 0.2; and F7, 57.33 \u00b1 0.05% inhibition. \u03b1-Amylase % inhibition of methanolic extract and purified fractions were noted as: methanolic extract, 77.98 \u00b1 0.57; F1, 79.72 \u00b1 0.02; F2, 79.72 \u00b1 0.02; F3, 82.16 \u00b1 0.48; F4, 77.37 \u00b1 0.28; F5, 72.14 \u00b1 0.30; F6, 74.24 \u00b1 0.29; and F7, 56.58 \u00b1 0.10 at the highest concentration of 1000 \u00b5g\/mL. Acarbose (standard) showed 87.65 \u00b1 0.71% inhibition of \u03b1-glucosidase and 85.99 \u00b1 0.44% inhibition of \u03b1-amylase at the highest concentration of 1000 \u00b5g\/mL. It was found that all biological activities of methanolic extract and purified fractions might be attributed to the fact that they are rich sources of phenolic and flavonoids along with other bioactive compounds. The total phenolic and flavonoid contents of methanolic extract were recorded higher as compared to purified fractions (TPC = 70% and TFC = 69%). Amongst the purified fractions, fraction 6 exhibited the highest TPC value (64%), and purified fraction 1 exhibited the highest value of TFC (58%). Recent research demonstrated that Cydonia oblonga may be considered an antibacterial medicinal plant. 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