Antibacterial evaluation and phytochemical analysis of certain medicinal plants, Western Ghats, Coimbatore
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Biology - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The antibacterial effect of some selected Indian medicinal plants were evaluated on bacterial strains Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia and Salmonella typhi. The solvents used for the extraction of plants were petroleum ether, chloroform ethanol and methanol. The in-vitro antibacterial activity was performed by disc diffusion method. The most susceptible gram positive bacteria were S. aureus while the most susceptible gram negative bacteria were E.coli. The most active antibacterial plant was P.maximum. The significant antibacterial activity of active extracts were compared with the standard antimicrobials Ciprofloxacin (10mcg/ml). The results obtained in the present study suggest that P.maximum can be used in treating disease caused by the test organisms
Authors and Affiliations
Doss A, Parivuguna V, Vijayasanthi M, Sruthi Surendran
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP561187
- DOI -
- Views 219
- Downloads 0
Daily Activity Budget of Nicobar Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosa) in Great Nicobar Island, India
Nicobar long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis umbrosa Miller, 1902) are distributed in three Islands of Nicobar namely Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar and Katchal. Their insular population requires special attention fr...
Epidemiological studies on hospital based incidence of Japanese encephalitis in the Jharkhand state of India
Study was conducted in Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS), Ranchi, Jharkhand, during June 2012 to September 2013. The objective of the study was to know the hospital based incidence of Japanese Encephalitis (JE...
Comparison of horseradish peroxidase, soybean peroxidase and radish peroxidase for the polymerization of phenol
Polymerization of Phenol was carried out in laboratory using peroxidase enzyme extracted from three different plant sources namely, horseradish roots, soybean hulls and radish roots. The ambient room temperature during t...
Exercise, Training and Gut Function – a Physiological Perspective
Gastrointestinal (GI) tract adapts and cope with demands of the physical activity to exert maximum output in an athlete. Various GI functions, e.g., secretion, motility, circulation, emptying pattern, absorption, colonic...
Seasonal and relative abundance of butterflies in a scrub jungle habitat of Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District, Tamilnadu
The present investigation has been aimed to explore the biodiversity of butterflies in a open land habitat of Peraiyur Taluk. Totally 65 species of butterflies belonging to 8 Families were of order Lepidoptera were ident...